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.
FORENSIC
forensic
(adjective) used or applied in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law; “forensic photograph”; “forensic ballistics”
forensic
(adjective) of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
forensic (not comparable)
Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
(dated) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law.
(archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.
Synonyms
• (Related or appropriate for a court of law): legal
• (Related or used in debate and argumentation): rhetorical
Anagrams
• conifers, fir-cones, forinsec, fornices, inforces
Source: Wiktionary
Fo*ren"sic, a. Etym: [L. forensis, fr. forum a public place, market place. See Forum.]
Definition: Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or disputes. Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to law.
Fo*ren"sic, n. (Amer. Colleges)
Definition: An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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