In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RECONCILIATIONS
Noun
reconciliations
plural of reconciliation
Source: Wiktionary
RECONCILIATION
Rec`on*cil`i*a"tion (-sl`*"shn), n. Etym: [F. réconciliation, L. reconciliatio.]
1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship. Reconciliation and friendship with God really form the basis of all rational and true enjoyment. S. Miller.
2. Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of inconsistency; harmony. A clear and easy reconciliation of those seeming inconsistencies of Scripture. D. Rogers.
Syn.
– Reconciliment; reunion; pacification; appeasement; propitiation; atonement; expiation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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