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.
KINDLINESS
kindliness, helpfulness
(noun) friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kindliness (countable and uncountable, plural kindlinesses)
The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.
(archaic) Favourableness; mildness.
(obsolete) Naturalness.
Synonyms
• (feeling kindly toward someone or something): charitability, friendliness
Antonyms
• unkindliness
Source: Wiktionary
Kind"li*ness, n.
1. Natural inclination; natural course. [Obs.] Milton.
2. The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words. In kind a father, but not in kindliness. Sackville.
3. Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as, kindliness of weather, or of a season. Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the air and kindliness of seasons. Whitlock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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