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.
ATTRITE
Etymology 1
Verb
attrite (third-person singular simple present attrites, present participle attriting, simple past and past participle attrited)
Alternative form of attrit
Etymology 2
Adjective
attrite (comparative more attrite, superlative most attrite)
regretful of one's wrongdoing merely due to fear of punishment (compare contrite)
worn by rubbing or friction
Anagrams
• tattier, titrate
Source: Wiktionary
At*trite", a. Etym: [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad + terere to rub. See Trite.]
1. Rubbed; worn by friction. Milton.
2. (Theol.)
Definition: Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to contrite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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