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.
CINEREOUS
Etymology
Adjective
cinereous (comparative more cinereous, superlative most cinereous)
Of an ash-gray colour.
Like ashes.
Containing ashes.
Source: Wiktionary
Ci*ne"re*ous, a. Etym: [L. cinereus, fr. cinis ashes.]
Definition: Like ashes; ash-colored; grayish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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