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.
DEONTIC
Etymology
Adjective
deontic (comparative more deontic, superlative most deontic)
(ethics, linguistics) Pertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.
Anagrams
• D-notice, condite, ctenoid, ectodin, noticed
Source: Wiktionary
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BEQUEATH
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
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