In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VIRTUOUSNESS
virtue, virtuousness, moral excellence
(noun) the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
virtuousness (countable and uncountable, plural virtuousnesses)
The state of being virtuous.
Synonyms
• See goodness
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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