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.
RAPACIOUSNESS
greediness, voraciousness, rapaciousness
(noun) an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); “the greediness of lawyers”
edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness
(noun) extreme gluttony
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rapaciousness (uncountable)
The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony
THE VULTURE MAY be the most maligned bird on the planet, a living metaphor for greed and rapaciousness.
Source: Wiktionary
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