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.
ASPIRANT
aspirant, aspiring, wishful
(adjective) desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee
(noun) an ambitious and aspiring young person; “a lofty aspirant”; “two executive hopefuls joined the firm”; “the audience was full of Madonna wannabes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aspirant (plural aspirants)
Someone who aspires to high office, etc.
Adjective
aspirant (comparative more aspirant, superlative most aspirant)
Seeking advancement.
Striving for recognition.
Anagrams
• Partains, partisan, spartina
Source: Wiktionary
As*pir"ant, a. Etym: [Cf. F. aspirant, p. pr. of aspirer. See Aspire.]
Definition: Aspiring.
As*pir"ant, n. Etym: [Cf. F. aspirant.]
Definition: One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment. In consequence of the resignations . . . the way to greatness was left clear to a new set of aspirants. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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