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.
bads
plural of bad
• ABSD, ADBs, ADS-B, DBAs, DBSA, SDBA, dabs, dbas
Source: Wiktionary
Bad, imp.
Definition: of Bid. Bade. [Obs.] Dryden.
Bad, a. [Compar. Worse; superl. Worst. ] Etym: [Probably fr. AS. bæddel hermaphrodite; cf. bædling effeminate fellow.]
Definition: Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news.
Note: Sometimes used substantively. The strong antipathy of good to bad. Pope.
Syn.
– Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious; hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious; imperfect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 March 2025
(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
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.