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.
ADMONITORY
admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving
(adjective) expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning
(adjective) serving to warn; “shook a monitory finger at him”; “an exemplary jail sentence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
admonitory (comparative more admonitory, superlative most admonitory)
Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*mon"i*to*ry, a. Etym: [LL. admonitorius.]
Definition: That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; as, an admonitory glance.
– Ad*mon"i*to*ri*ly,, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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