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.
INVOLUNTARINESS
unwillingness, involuntariness
(noun) the trait of being unwilling; “his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made”; “in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
involuntariness (uncountable)
The state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.
Antonyms
• voluntariness
Anagrams
• nonuniversalist
Source: Wiktionary
In*vol"un*ta*ri*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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