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.
HETERO
Etymology
Adjective
hetero (comparative more hetero, superlative most hetero)
(informal) Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.
Synonyms
• (heterosexual): het, heterosexual, straight, breeder
Antonyms
• (heterosexual): gay, homo, homosexual
Noun
hetero (plural heteros)
(informal) A heterosexual person.
Anagrams
• hereto, othere
Source: Wiktionary
Het"er*o-. Etym: [Gr. "e`teros other.]
Definition: A combining form signifying other, other than usual, different; as, heteroclite, heterodox, heterogamous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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