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.
ASTOUND
amaze, astonish, astound
(verb) affect with wonder; “Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
astound (third-person singular simple present astounds, present participle astounding, simple past and past participle astounded)
To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
Adjective
astound (comparative more astound, superlative most astound)
(obsolete) Stunned; astounded; astonished.
Source: Wiktionary
As*tound", a. Etym: [OE. astouned, astound, astoned, p. p. of astone. See Astone.]
Definition: Stunned; astounded; astonished. [Archaic] Spenser. Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound. As sudden ruin yawned around. Sir W. Scott.
As*tound", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astounded, [Obs.] Astound; p. pr. & vb. n. Astounding.] Etym: [See Astound, a.]
1. To stun; to stupefy. No puissant stroke his senses once astound. Fairfax.
2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear. These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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