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.
INTREPIDITIES
Noun
intrepidities
plural of intrepidity
Source: Wiktionary
INTREPIDITY
In`tre*pid"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intrépidité.]
Definition: The quality or state of being intrepid; fearless bravery; courage; resoluteness; valor. Sir Roger had acquitted himself of two or three sentences with a look of much business and great intrepidity. Addison.
Syn.
– Courage; heroism; bravery; fortitude; gallantry; valor. See Courage, Heroism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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