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.
INVALIDITY
invalidity, invalidness
(noun) illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
invalidity (countable and uncountable, plural invalidities)
The state of being invalid; lack of validity.
Source: Wiktionary
In`va*lid"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. invalidité, LL. invaliditas want of health.]
1. Want of validity or cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.
2. Want of health; infirmity. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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