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.
VERBALISM
verbiage, verbalism
(noun) overabundance of words
expression, verbal expression, verbalism
(noun) the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; “expressions of good will”; “he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas”; “the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
verbalism (countable and uncountable, plural verbalisms)
The expression of a concept in words; the wording used in such an expression
The excessive use of words, often with little meaning
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"bal*ism, n.
Definition: Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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