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.
CIRCULARISES
Verb
circularises
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularise
Source: Wiktionary
CIRCULARISE
circularise v.
1. to canvass by distributing letters. Syn. -- circularize. [WordNet 1.5]
2. to distribute circulars to. Syn. -- circularize. [WordNet 1.5]
3. to to pass around, as information. Syn. -- circulate, circularize, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse. [WordNet 1.5]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
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