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.
DISILLUSIONED
disillusioned
(adjective) freed from illusion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
disillusioned (comparative more disillusioned, superlative most disillusioned)
Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.
Antonyms
• inspired
Verb
disillusioned
simple past tense and past participle of disillusion
Source: Wiktionary
DISILLUSION
Dis`il*lu"sion, n.
Definition: The act or process of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. Lowell.
Dis`il*lu"sion, v. t.
Definition: To free from an illusion; to disillusionize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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