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.
INVOCATION
invocation
(noun) the act of appealing for help
conjuring, conjuration, conjury, invocation
(noun) calling up a spirit or devil
invocation
(noun) an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
invocation, supplication
(noun) a prayer asking God’s help as part of a religious service
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
invocation (countable and uncountable, plural invocations)
The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
(chiefly, law) A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
(law) An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
(programming) The act of invoking something, such as a function call.
Source: Wiktionary
In`vo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [F. invocation, L. invocatio.]
1. The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp., prayer offered to a divine being. Sweet invocation of a child; most pretty and pathetical! Shak. The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the invocation is divided between the two deities. Addison.
2. (Law)
Definition: A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RESTITUTION
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
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