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.
LENIENCE
lenience, leniency
(noun) lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
indulgence, lenience, leniency
(noun) a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; “too much indulgence spoils a child”
lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity
(noun) mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
lenience (countable and uncountable, plural leniences)
Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
Source: Wiktionary
Le"ni*ence, Le"ni*en*cy, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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