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.
COINCIDENTAL
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
coincidental (comparative more coincidental, superlative most coincidental)
Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.
Happening or existing at the same time.
Anagrams
• nondialectic
Source: Wiktionary
Co*in`ci*den"tal, a.
Definition: Coincident.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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