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.
ERRING
erring, error-prone
(adjective) capable of making an error; “all men are error-prone”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
From the verb err.
Verb
erring
present participle of err
Noun
erring (plural errings)
The act of one who errs; sin.
Etymology 2
From the verb er.
Verb
erring
present participle of er
Anagrams
• Griner, Ringer, gerrin', girner, ringer
Source: Wiktionary
ERR
Err, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Erred; p. pr. & vb. n. Erring (; 277, 85).] Etym: [F. errer, L. errare; akin to G. irren, OHG. irran, v. t., irr, v. i., OS. irrien, Sw. irra, Dan. irre, Goth, aĂrzjan to lead astray, airzise astray.]
1. To wander; to roam; to stray. [Archaic] "Why wilt thou err from me" Keble. What seemeth to you, if there were to a man an hundred sheep and one of them hath erred. Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 12).
2. To deviate from the true course; to miss the thing aimed at. "My jealous aim might err." Shak.
3. To miss intellectual truth; to fall into error; to mistake in judgment or opinion; to be mistaken. The man may err in his judgment of circumstances. Tillotson.
4. To deviate morally from the right way; to go astray, in a figurative sense; to do wrong; to sin. Do they not err that devise evil Prov. xiv. 22.
5. To offend, as by erring.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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