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.
GUIDEWORD
Etymology
Noun
guideword (plural guidewords)
A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one's guide.
(publishing) A word that is printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry.
(chiefly, business) Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such as sender, recipient, and subject.
Source: Wiktionary
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15 May 2025
PARSIMONIOUS
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
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