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.
DEMILITARISE
disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise
(verb) remove offensive capability from
demilitarize, demilitarise
(verb) do away with the military organization and potential of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
demilitarise (third-person singular simple present demilitarises, present participle demilitarising, simple past and past participle demilitarised)
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of demilitarize.
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
17 November 2024
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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