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.
IMPERTURBABLE
imperturbable, unflappable
(adjective) not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; “hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm”; “an imperturbable self-possession”; “unflappable in a crisis”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
imperturbable (comparative more imperturbable, superlative most imperturbable)
Not easily perturbed, upset or excited.
Calm and collected, even under pressure.
Source: Wiktionary
Im`per*turb"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. imperturbabilis; pref. im- not + perturbare to disturb: cf. F. imperturbable. See Perture.]
Definition: Incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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