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.
FORSAID
Etymology
Verb
forsaid
simple past tense and past participle of forsay
Anagrams
• 'fraid so, fair dos, fiadors
Source: Wiktionary
FORSAY
For*say", v. t. Etym: [AS. forsecgan to accuse; pref. for- + secgan to say.]
Definition: To forbid; to renounce; to forsake; to deny. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
23 November 2024
THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee Trivia
