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.
NUMEROSITY
numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity
(noun) a large number
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
numerosity (countable and uncountable, plural numerosities)
(uncountable) The condition of being numerous.
(countable) The extent to which something is numerous.
(obsolete) Harmonious flow.
Source: Wiktionary
Nu`mer*os"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. numerositas.]
1. The state of being numerous; numerousness. [Obs.]
2. Rhythm; harmony; flow. [Obs.] The numerosity of the sentence pleased the ear. S. Parr.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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