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.
NOMINATION
nomination
(noun) the act of officially naming a candidate; “the Republican nomination for Governor”
nomination
(noun) the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; “there was keen competition for the nomination”; “his nomination was hotly protested”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nomination (countable and uncountable, plural nominations)
An act or instance of nominating.
A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.
Source: Wiktionary
Nom`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination.]
1. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated. The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself. Clarendon.
2. The denomination, or name. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FABLED
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
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