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.
MARRIAGEABILITY
marriageability
(noun) eligibility for marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
marriageability (uncountable)
The condition of being marriageable.
Synonyms
• nubility
• marriageableness
Source: Wiktionary
Mar`riage*a*bil"i*ty, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being marriageable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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