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.
AILUROPHOBE
Etymology
Noun
ailurophobe (plural ailurophobes)
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
Antonyms
• ailurophile
Anagrams
• elurophobia
Source: Wiktionary
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LICENTIOUSLY
(adverb) in a licentious and promiscuous manner; “this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously”
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