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.
CONTROVERTIBLE
Etymology
Adjective
controvertible (comparative more controvertible, superlative most controvertible)
Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.
Synonym: disputable
Antonym: incontrovertible
Source: Wiktionary
Con`tro*ver"ti*ble, a.
Definition: Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of question.
– Con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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