An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
VOTIVES
Noun
votives
plural of votive
Source: Wiktionary
VOTIVE
Vo"tive, a. Etym: [L. votivus, fr. votum a vow: cf. F. votif. See Vow.]
Definition: Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet. "Votive incense." Keble. We reached a votive stone, that bears the name Of Aloys Reding. Wordsworth. Embellishments of flowers and votive garlands. Motley. Votive medal, a medal struck in grateful commemoration of some auspicious event.
– Votive offering, an offering in fulfillment of a religious vow, as of one's person or property.
– Vo"tive*ly, adv.
– Vo"tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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