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.
EXPERIMENTAL
experimental, data-based, observational
(adjective) relying on observation or experiment; “experimental results that supported the hypothesis”
experimental
(adjective) of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; “an experimental drug”
experimental
(adjective) relating to or based on experiment; “experimental physics”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
experimental (comparative more experimental, superlative most experimental)
Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
(sciences) Serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment.
Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
Experiential, empirical.
Noun
experimental (plural experimentals)
The subject of an experiment.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*per`i*men"tal, a. Etym: [Cf.F. expérimental.]
1. Pertaining to experiment; founded on, or derived from, experiment or trial; as, experimental science; given to, or skilled in, experiment; as, an experimental philosopher.
2. Known by, or derived from, experience; as, experimental religion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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