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.
STAGECRAFT
stagecraft
(noun) skill in writing or staging plays
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stagecraft (usually uncountable, plural stagecrafts)
(uncountable) The skills of the theater.
(countable) A specific skill of the theater.
Source: Wiktionary
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BEAR
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
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