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.
OCCUPATION
occupation, occupancy, moving in
(noun) the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; “occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal”
occupation, business, job, line of work, line
(noun) the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; “he’s not in my line of business”
occupation
(noun) any activity that occupies a person’s attention; “he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game”
occupation, military control
(noun) the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
occupation
(noun) the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; “during the German occupation of Paris”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
occupation (countable and uncountable, plural occupations)
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
The control of a country or region by a hostile army.
Synonyms
• (activity with which one occupies oneself) profession, vocation, interest, employment
Source: Wiktionary
Oc`cu*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. occupatio: cf.F. occupation.]
1. The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.
2. That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade. Absence of occupation is not rest. Cowper. Occupation bridge (Engin.), a bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road.
Syn.
– Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment; avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade; profession.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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