There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
SANCTIMONY
sanctimony, sanctimoniousness
(noun) the quality of being hypocritically devout
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sanctimony (countable and uncountable, plural sanctimonies)
A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
Source: Wiktionary
Sanc"ti*mo*ny, n. Etym: [L. sanctimonia, fr. sanctus holy: cf. OF. sanctimonie. See Saint.]
Definition: Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness. Her pretense is a pilgrimage; . . . which holy undertaking with most austere sanctimony she accomplished. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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