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.
OBFUSCATION
obfuscation
(noun) darkening or obscuring the sight of something
mystification, obfuscation
(noun) the activity of obscuring people’s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
(noun) confusion resulting from failure to understand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
obfuscation (countable and uncountable, plural obfuscations)
(uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
(computing, uncountable) The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.
(uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
(countable) A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob`fus*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. obfuscatio.]
Definition: The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened. "Obfuscation of the cornea." E. Darwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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