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.
ADRIAN
Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron Adrian
(noun) English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
Hadrian, Publius Aelius Hadrianus, Adrian
(noun) Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian’s Wall (76-138)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
A"dri*an, a. Etym: [L. Hadrianus.]
Definition: Pertaining to the Adriatic Sea; as, Adrian billows.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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