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.
PROFANATIONS
Noun
profanations
plural of profanation
Source: Wiktionary
PROFANATION
Prof`a*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. profanatio: cf. F. profanation. See Profane, v. t.]
1. The act of violating sacred things, or of treating them with contempt or irreverence; irreverent or too familiar treatment or use of what is sacred; desecration; as, the profanation of the Sabbath; the profanation of a sanctuary; the profanation of the name of God.
2. The act of treating with abuse or disrespect, or with undue publicity, or lack of delicacy. 'T were profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love. Donne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUPERIORITY
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