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.
DECADENT
decadent
(adjective) luxuriously self-indulgent; “I spent a decadent day at a spa”
decadent, fin-de-siecle
(adjective) marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; “a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility”; “a group of effete self-professed intellectuals”
decadent
(noun) a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
decadent (comparative more decadent, superlative most decadent)
Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
Luxuriously self-indulgent.
• Hedonismbot in the Futurama episode "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings"
Synonyms
• (luxuriously self-indulgent): sinful (colloquial)
Noun
decadent (plural decadents)
A person affected by moral decay.
• L. Douglas
Anagrams
• decanted
Source: Wiktionary
De*ca"dent, a.
Definition: Decaying; deteriorating.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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