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.
CLOSETED
Etymology 1
Adjective
closeted (comparative more closeted, superlative most closeted)
(informal) Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.
(by extension) Not open about some aspect of one's identity, tendency or fondness; secret.
Synonyms
• (not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity): in the closet
Etymology 2
Verb
closeted
simple past tense and past participle of closet
Adjective
closeted (not comparable)
Confined.
Sheltered, protected
Synonyms
• (confined): confined, holed up
Source: Wiktionary
CLOSET
Clos"et, n. Etym: [OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos. See Close an inclosure.]
1. A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy. A chair-lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine. Goldsmith. When thou prayest, enter into thy closet. Matt. vi. 6.
2. A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc. Dryden. Closet sin, sin commited in privacy. Bp. Hall.
Clos"et, v. t. [imp. & p. pr. & vb. n. Closeting.]
1. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal. [R.] Bedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge. Cowper.
2. To make into a closet for a secret interview. He was to call a new legislature, to closet its members. Bancroft. He had been closeted with De Quadra. Froude.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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