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.
PARTICIPATIONS
Noun
participations
plural of participation
Source: Wiktionary
PARTICIPATION
Par*tic`i*pa"tion, n. Etym: [F. participation, L. participatio.]
1. The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows. These deities are so by participation. Bp. Stillingfleet. What an honor, that God should admit us into such a blessed participation of himself! Atterbury.
2. Distribution; division into shares. [Obs.] Raleigh.
3. community; fellowship; association. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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