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.
ADMISSIVE
admissive
(adjective) characterized by or allowing admission; “an Elizabethan tragedy admissive of comic scenes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
admissive (comparative more admissive, superlative most admissive)
Tending to admit or allow.
Anagrams
• misadvise, misavised
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*mis"sive, a.
Definition: Implying an admission; tending to admit. [R.] Lamb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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