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.
INTROMISSION
insertion, introduction, intromission
(noun) the act of putting one thing into another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
intromission (countable and uncountable, plural intromissions)
the state of being allowed to enter; admittance
the act of allowing to enter; admission
putting one thing into another; insertion
copulation: normally refers to the first moment of initial entry of a penis into a vagina, mouth or anus.
(legal, Scotland) An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.
Source: Wiktionary
In`tro*mis"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intromission. See Intromit.]
1. The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion. South.
2. The act of letting go in; admission.
3. (Scots Law)
Definition: An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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