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.
ANTIS
Noun
antis
plural of anti
Anagrams
• Astin, Insta, Saint, Santi, Sinta, Tanis, Tians, insta-, saint, sat in, satin, stain, stian, tians, tisan
Source: Wiktionary
ANTI
An"ti. Etym: [Gr. Ante.]
Definition: A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESCRIPTIVE
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
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