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.
ARCHIVAL
archival
(adjective) of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
archival (countable and uncountable, plural archivals)
The act of archiving something.
Adjective
archival (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"chi*val, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records. Tooke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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