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.
PROSPECTION
Noun
prospection (countable and uncountable, plural prospections)
(uncommon) The action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection.
(uncommon) The act of prospecting for minerals.
A search for archaeological remains, usually using modern technology, for example ground penetrating radar.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*spec"tion, n.
Definition: The act of looking forward, or of providing for future wants; foresight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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