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.
PERVASIONS
Noun
pervasions
plural of pervasion
Source: Wiktionary
PERVASION
Per*va"sion, n. Etym: [L. pervasio. See Pervade.]
Definition: The act of pervading, passing, or spreading through the whole extent of a thing. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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