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.
DENOMINAL
Etymology
Adjective
denominal (not comparable)
(grammar, linguistics) Denominative (deriving from a noun).
Coordinate terms: deverbal, deadjectival, denumeral, depronominal, deinterjectional
Noun
denominal (plural denominals)
(grammar, linguistics) A denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.
Coordinate term: deverbal
Synonyms
• denominative
Anagrams
• almondine, mandoline, melanonid, nonmedial
Source: Wiktionary
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DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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