Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
INTERLOCUTION
Etymology
Noun
interlocution (countable and uncountable, plural interlocutions)
Discussion or conversation.
An intermediate decree before final decision.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*lo*cu"tion, n. Etym: [L. interlocutio, from interloqui, interlocutus, to speak between; inter between + loqui to speak: cf. F. interlocution. See Loquacious.]
1. Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation; conference.
2. (Law)
Definition: An intermediate act or decree before final decision. Ayliffe.
3. Hence, intermediate argument or discussion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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