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.
ANTIBILLBOARD
Etymology
Adjective
antibillboard (comparative more antibillboard, superlative most antibillboard)
Opposing the erection of billboards.
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