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.
CONSENSUAL
consensual
(adjective) existing by consent; “a consensual contract”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
consensual (comparative more consensual, superlative most consensual)
with permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting
(law) existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties
(biology) excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition
Antonyms
• non-consensual
Source: Wiktionary
Con*sen"su*al, a. Etym: [See Consent, v. i., and cf. Sensual.]
1. (Law)
Definition: Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition; as, consensual motions. Consensual contract (Law), a contract formed merely by consent, as a marriage contract.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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