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.
DISQUISITORY
Adjective
disquisitory (comparative more disquisitory, superlative most disquisitory)
Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
• Edinburgh Review (volume 100, page 531)
The disquisitory character of his intellect better loves the serener regions of politics […]
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*quis"i*to*ry, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive. Ed. Rev.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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