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.
hundredth, centesimal, th
(adjective) the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order
hundredth, one-hundredth, one percent
(noun) one part in a hundred equal parts
hundredth
(noun) position 100 in a countable series of things
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hundredth (not comparable)
The ordinal form of the number one hundred.
• 100th, 100th
hundredth (plural hundredths)
The person or thing in the hundredth position.
One of a hundred equal parts of a whole.
Source: Wiktionary
Hun"dredth, a.
1. Coming last of a hundred successive individuals or units.
2. Forming one of a hundred equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a tenth.
Hun"dredth, n.
Definition: One of a hundred equal parts into which one whole is, or may be, divided; the quotient of a unit divided by a hundred.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 October 2024
(noun) displaying a sense of being better than others; “he hated the white man’s superiority and condescension”
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.