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.
PERMANENCY
permanence, permanency
(noun) the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
permanency (countable and uncountable, plural permanencies)
The state or quality of permanence.
Synonyms
• perdurance, remanence; see also permanence
Source: Wiktionary
Per"ma*nence, Per"ma*nen*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. permanence.]
Definition: The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence of institutions; the permanence of nature.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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