In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PHENOMENALISM
Etymology
Noun
phenomenalism (countable and uncountable, plural phenomenalisms)
(philosophy) The doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena or sensory stimuli
Source: Wiktionary
Phe*nom"e*nal*ism, n. (Metaph.)
Definition: That theory which limits positive or scientific knowledge to phenomena only, whether material or spiritual.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EMBLEMATIC
(adjective) serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; “a crown is emblematic of royalty”; “the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish”
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