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.
COINCIDENT
coincident
(adjective) matching point for point; “coincident circles”
coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous
(adjective) occurring or operating at the same time; “a series of coincident events”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
coincident (comparative more coincident, superlative most coincident)
(of two events) Occurring at the same time.
(of two objects) Being in the same location.
Being in accordance, matching.
Noun
coincident (plural coincidents)
Either of multiple simultaneous related incidents
Anagrams
• nondeictic
Source: Wiktionary
Co*in"ci*dent, a. Etym: [Cf. F. coĂŻncident.]
Definition: Having coincidence; occupying the same place; contemporaneous; concurrent; -- followed by with. Christianity teaches nothing but what is perfectly suitable to, and coincident with, the ruling principles of a virtuous and well- inclined man. South.
Co*in"ci*dent, n.
Definition: One of two or more coincident events; a coincidence. [R.] "Coincidents and accidents." Froude.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”
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