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.
DEVISING
devising, fashioning, making
(noun) the act that results in something coming to be; “the devising of plans”; “the fashioning of pots and pans”; “the making of measurements”; “it was already in the making”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
devising (countable and uncountable, plural devisings)
the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will
• A. R. Ammons
Synonyms
• fashioning, making
Verb
devising
present participle of devise
Source: Wiktionary
DEVISE
De*vise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devised; p. pr. & vb. n. Devising.] Etym: [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct, relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p. p. of dividere. See Divide, and cf. Device.]
1. To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument. To devise curious works. Ex. CCTV. 32. Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views. Bancroft.
2. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain. For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore They are which fortunes do by vows devise. Spenser.
3. To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. To imagine; to guess. [Obs.] Spenser.
5. (Law)
Definition: To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels.
Syn.
– To bequeath; invent; discover; contrive; excogitate; imagine; plan; scheme. See Bequeath.
De*vise", v. i.
Definition: To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider. I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer. Pope.
Note: Devise was formerly followed by of; as, let us devise of ease. Spenser.
De*vise", n. Etym: [OF. devise division, deliberation, wish, will, testament. See Device.]
1. The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.
2. A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property. Fines upon devises were still exacted. Bancroft.
3. Property devised, or given by will.
De*vise", n.
Definition: Device. See Device. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
19 June 2025
ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
Coffee Trivia
