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.
EPIGONIC
Etymology
Adjective
epigonic (comparative more epigonic, superlative most epigonic)
Being or relating to an epigone or disciple; imitative.
Synonym: imitative
Source: Wiktionary
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AMATORY
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
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