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.
IMPLORING
beseeching, pleading, imploring
(adjective) begging
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
imploring
present participle of implore
Noun
imploring (plural implorings)
The act of one who implores; imploration.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*plor"ing, a.
Definition: That implores; beseeching; entreating.
– Im*plor"ing*ly, adv.
IMPLORE
Im*plore", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implored; p. pr. & vb. n. Imploring.] Etym: [L. implorare; pref. im- in + plorare to cry aloud. See Deplore.]
Definition: To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to prey to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought. Imploring all the gods that reign above. Pope. I kneel, and then implore her blessing. Shak.
Syn.
– To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit; petition; prey; request; adjure. See Beseech.
Im*plore", v. i.
Definition: To entreat; to beg; to prey.
Im*plore", n.
Definition: Imploration. [Obs.] Spencer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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