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.
PERMISSIVENESS
permissiveness, tolerance
(noun) a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
permissiveness (uncountable)
The relative likelihood of something or someone to grant permission or allow something to happen.
Anagrams
• impressiveness
Source: Wiktionary
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ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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