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.
HEBDOMADAL
weekly, hebdomadal, hebdomadary
(adjective) of or occurring every seven days; “a weekly visit”; “weekly paper”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hebdomadal (comparative more hebdomadal, superlative most hebdomadal)
(obsolete) Lasting seven days.
Weekly, occurring once a week.
Source: Wiktionary
Heb*dom"a*dal, Heb*dom"a*da*ry, a. Etym: [L. hebdomadalis, LL. hebdomadarius: cf. F. hebdomadaire.]
Definition: Consisting of seven days, or occurring at intervals of seven days; weekly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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