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.
ABOULIC
abulic, aboulic
(adjective) suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
aboulic (comparative more aboulic, superlative most aboulic)
Alternative form of abulic [First attested in the late 19th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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