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.
REFEREEING
umpirage, officiation, officiating, refereeing
(noun) the act of umpiring; “the officiating was excellent”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
refereeing
present participle of referee
Noun
refereeing (usually uncountable, plural refereeings)
the peer review process
Source: Wiktionary
REFEREE
Ref`er*ee" (-, n.
Definition: One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.
Syn.
– Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See Judge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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