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.
EVIDENCED
evidenced
(adjective) supported by evidence; “their evidenced friendliness to the US”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
evidenced
simple past tense and past participle of evidence
Source: Wiktionary
EVIDENCE
Ev"i*dence, n. Etym: [F. Ă©vidence, L. Evidentia. See Evident.]
1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement. Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen. Heb. xi. 1. O glorious trial of exceeding love Illustrious evidence, example high. Milton.
2. One who bears witness. [R.] "Infamous and perjured evidences." Sir W. Scott.
3. (Law)
Definition: That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it. Greenleaf. Circumstantial evidence, Conclusive evidence, etc. See under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc.
– Crown's, King's, or Queen's evidence, evidence for the crown. [Eng.] -- State's evidence, evidence for the government or the people. [U. S. ] -- To turn King's, Queen's or State's evidence, to confess a crime and give evidence against one's accomplices.
Syn.
– Testimony; proof. See Tesimony.
Ev"i*dence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evidenced; p, pr. & vb. n. Evidencing.]
Definition: To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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