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.
VOICELESSNESS
voicelessness
(noun) having no voice in the management or control of affairs; “the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness”
whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness
(noun) speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
aphonia, voicelessness
(noun) a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
voicelessness (uncountable)
The condition of being voiceless
Source: Wiktionary
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