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.
ICONICAL
Etymology
Adjective
iconical (not comparable)
Pertaining to or consisting of images or icons.
Source: Wiktionary
I*con"ic*al, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or consisting of, images, pictures, or representations of any kind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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27 November 2024
NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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