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.
COMMEND
commend
(verb) express approval of
commend, remember
(verb) mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; “Remember me to your wife”
commend, recommend
(verb) express a good opinion of
commend
(verb) give to in charge; “I commend my children to you”
commend
(verb) present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; “His paintings commend him to the artistic world”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
commend (third-person singular simple present commends, present participle commending, simple past and past participle commended)
(transitive) To congratulate or reward.
(transitive) To praise or acclaim.
(transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
(transitive) To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill.
(transitive) To recommend.
(transitive, dated) To adorn; to set off.
Noun
commend (plural commends)
(obsolete) Commendation; praise.
(obsolete, in the plural) Compliments; greetings.
Source: Wiktionary
Com*mend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commended; p. pr. & vb. n. Commending.] Etym: [L. commendare; com- + mandare to intrust to one's charge, enjoin, command. Cf. Command, Mandate.]
1. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation. His eye commends the leading to his hand. Shak. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Luke xxiii. 46.
2. To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention. Among the objects of knowlwdge, two especially commend themselves to our contemplation. Sir M. Hale. I commend unto you Phebe our sister. Rom. xvi. 1.
3. To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act. Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he read the actions of Achilles. Dryden.
4. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will. [Archaic] Commend me to my brother. Shak.
Com*mend", n.
1. Commendation; praise. [Obs.] Speak in his just commend. Shak.
2. pl.
Definition: Compliments; greetings. [Obs.] Hearty commends and much endeared love to you. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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