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.
OBTUSITY
Etymology
Noun
obtusity (countable and uncountable, plural obtusities)
obtuseness
Usage notes
Much less common than standard obtuseness.
Synonyms
• obtuseness
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*tu"si*ty, n.
Definition: Obtuseness. Lond. Quart. Rev.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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