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.
SOCIALISATION
socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
(noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; “the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”
socialization, socialisation, socializing, socialising
(noun) the act of meeting for social purposes; “there was too much socialization with the enlisted men”
socialization, socialisation
(noun) the action of establishing on a socialist basis; “the socialization of medical services”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
socialisation (countable and uncountable, plural socialisations)
Alternative spelling of socialization
Source: Wiktionary
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17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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