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.
TAXATION
taxation
(noun) the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state
tax, taxation, revenue enhancement
(noun) charge against a citizen’s person or property or activity for the support of government
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
taxation (countable and uncountable, plural taxations)
The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
A particular system of taxing people or companies
The revenue gained from taxes
Source: Wiktionary
Tax*a"tion, n. Etym: [F. taxation, L. taxatio a valuing, estimation, from L. taxare. See Tax.]
1. The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.
2. (Law)
Definition: The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost.
3. Tax; sum imposed. [R.] Daniel.
4. Charge; accusation. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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