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.
ESPECIAL
Etymology
Adjective
especial (comparative more especial, superlative most especial)
Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
Particular.
Anagrams
• Speciale, calipees
Source: Wiktionary
Es*pe"cial, a. Etym: [OF. especial, F. spécial, L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality. See Species, and cf. Special.]
Definition: Distinguished among others of the same class or kind; special; concerning a species or a single object; principal; particular; as, in an especial manner or degree.
Syn.
– Peculiar; special; particular; uncommon; chief. See Peculiar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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