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.
DENOTATIVE
denotative, denotive
(adjective) having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
denotative, explicit
(adjective) in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
denotative (comparative more denotative, superlative most denotative)
That denotes or names; designative.
Specific to the primary meaning of a term.
Antonym: connotative
Anagrams
• detonative
Source: Wiktionary
De*not"a*tive, a.
Definition: Having power to denote; designating or marking off. Proper names are preëminently denotative; telling us that such as object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as to any single attribute. Latham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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