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.
AUTOPTIC
Etymology
Adjective
autoptic (comparative more autoptic, superlative most autoptic)
Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation.
Synonyms
• autoptical
Source: Wiktionary
Au*top"tic, Au*top"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. autoptique.]
Definition: Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation; as, autoptic testimony or experience.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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