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.
GUIDEPOST
guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb
(noun) a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
signpost, guidepost
(noun) a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
guidepost (plural guideposts)
A signpost.
(by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.
Source: Wiktionary
Guide"post`, n.
Definition: A post at the fork of a road, with a guideboard on it, to direct travelers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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