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.
DIRECTOR
conductor, music director, director
(noun) the person who leads a musical group
director, manager, managing director
(noun) someone who controls resources and expenditures
director, theater director, theatre director
(noun) someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
director
(noun) member of a board of directors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
director
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g, director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g, film director).
A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.
That which directs or orientates something.
(military) A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
(chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.
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Source: Wiktionary
Di*rect"or, n. Etym: [Cf. F. directeur.]
1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent. In all affairs thou sole director. Swift.
2. One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company. What made directors cheat in South-Sea year Pope.
3. (Mech.)
Definition: A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.
4. (Surg.)
Definition: A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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