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.
ABSTRACTIVE
abstractive
(adjective) of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting; “abstractive analysis”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
abstractive (comparative more abstractive, superlative most abstractive)
Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*strac"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. abstractif.]
Definition: Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature. "The abstractive faculty." I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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