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.
DEMOCRATICAL
Adjective
democratical (comparative more democratical, superlative most democratical)
Democratic.
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Dem`o*crat"ic*al, a.
Definition: Democratic. The democratical was democratically received. Algernon Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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