Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SENTIMENTALISM
sentimentalism
(noun) a predilection for sentimentality
sentimentalism
(noun) the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sentimentalism (countable and uncountable, plural sentimentalisms)
A liking for sentimental things
An overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality
(philosophy) A view according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions.
Source: Wiktionary
Sen`ti*men"tal*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sentimentalisme.]
Definition: The quality of being sentimental; the character or behavior of a sentimentalist; sentimentality.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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