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.
SUSURRATION
whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness
(noun) speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
susurration, susurrus
(noun) the indistinct sound of people whispering; “a soft susurrus of conversation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
susurration (countable and uncountable, plural susurrations)
A low, indistinct continuous whispering sound; a murmur.
• Beyond the Wall by Ambrose Bierce
Source: Wiktionary
Su`sur*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. susurratio, fr. susurrare to whisper: cf. F. susurration.]
Definition: A whispering; a soft murmur. "Soft susurrations of the trees." Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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