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.
INTERPELLATIONS
Noun
interpellations
plural of interpellation
Source: Wiktionary
INTERPELLATION
In`ter*pel*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpellatio: cf. F. interpellation.]
1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual interpellations." Bp. Hall.
2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. Jer. Taylor.
3. An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate.
4. A official summons or citation. Ayliffe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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