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.
DEFUNCT
defunct
(adjective) having ceased to exist or live; “the will of a defunct aunt”; “a defunct Indian tribe”
defunct
(adjective) no longer in force or use; inactive; “a defunct law”; “a defunct organization”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
defunct (comparative more defunct, superlative most defunct)
(now rare) Deceased, dead.
No longer in use, inactive.
(computing) Specifically, of a program: that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because the parent process that created it is still running and has not yet reaped it. See also zombie, zombie process.
(business) No longer in business or service.
(linguistics) (of a language) No longer spoken.
Synonyms
• (no longer in use): antiquated, disused, outdated; see also obsolete
Verb
defunct (third-person singular simple present defuncts, present participle defuncting, simple past and past participle defuncted)
To make defunct.
Noun
defunct
The dead person (referred to).
Source: Wiktionary
De*funct". a. Etym: [L. defunctus, p. p. of defungi to acquit one's self of, to perform, finish, depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge: cf. F. défunt. See Function.]
Definition: Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. "Defunct organs." Shak. The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. Byron.
De*funct", n.
Definition: A dead person; one deceased.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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