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.
EUPHUIZE
Verb
euphuize (third-person singular simple present euphuizes, present participle euphuizing, simple past and past participle euphuized)
To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in expression.
Source: Wiktionary
Eu"phu*ize, v. t.
Definition: To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in expression.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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