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.
CANDOUR
candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
(noun) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
fairness, fair-mindedness, candor, candour
(noun) ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
candour (usually uncountable, plural candours)
British spelling and Canada standard spelling of candor.
Anagrams
• caudron
Source: Wiktionary
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