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.
QUINTUPLING
quintupling
(noun) increasing by a factor of five
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
quintupling
present participle of quintuple
Source: Wiktionary
QUINTUPLE
Quin"tu*ple, a. Etym: [L. quintus fifth: cf. F. quintuple, L. quintuplex. Cf. Quadruple.]
Definition: Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold. Quintuple time (Mus.), a time having five beats in a measure. It is seldom used.
Quin"tu*ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quintupled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quintupling.] Etym: [Cf. F. quintupler.]
Definition: To make fivefold, or five times as much or many.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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