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.
CONSUBSTANTIATE
consubstantiate
(verb) unite in one common substance; “Thought is consubstantiated with the object”
consubstantiate
(verb) become united in substance; “thought and the object consubstantiate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
consubstantiate (not comparable)
Partaking of the same substance; consubstantial.
Verb
consubstantiate (third-person singular simple present consubstantiates, present participle consubstantiating, simple past and past participle consubstantiated)
(intransitive) To profess or believe the doctrine of consubstantiation.
(transitive) To cause to unite, or to regard as united, in one common substance or nature.
(intransitive) To become united in one common substance or nature.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`sub*stan"ti*ate, v. t. [imp & p. p. Consubstantiated; p.pr & vb. n. Consubstantiating.]
Definition: To cause to unite, or to regard as united, in one common substance or nature. [R.] His soul must be consubstantiated with reason. Jer. Taylor.
Con`sub*stan"ti*ate, v. i.
Definition: To profess or belive the doctrine of consubstantion. The consubstantiating church and priest. Dryden.
Con`sub*stan"ti*ate, a.
Definition: Partaking of the same substance; united; consubstantial. We must love her [the wife] that is thus consubstantiate with us. Feltham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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