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.
HOMONYMIC
homonymic, homonymous
(adjective) of or related to or being homonyms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
homonymic
Having the same form (orthographic/phonetic) but unrelated meaning.
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OBLIGATE
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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