In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PARALLELISMS
Noun
parallelisms
plural of parallelism
Source: Wiktionary
PARALLELISM
Par"al*lel*ism, n. Etym: [Gr. parallélisme.]
1. The quality or state of being parallel.
2. Resemblance; correspondence; similarity. A close parallelism of thought and incident. T. Warton.
3. Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: -- At her feet he bowed, he fell: Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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