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.
NATATION
floating, natation
(noun) the act of someone who floats on the water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
natation (uncountable)
The act or process of swimming
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• titanoan
Source: Wiktionary
Na*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. natatio, fr. natare to swim: cf. F. natation. See Natant.]
Definition: The act of floating on the water; swimming. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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