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.
PARONYMIES
Noun
paronymies
plural of paronymy
Source: Wiktionary
PARONYMY
Pa*ron"y*my, n.
Definition: The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of paronymous words.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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