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.
INCLEMENT
inclement
(adjective) used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; “the harsh sentence of an inclement judge”
inclement
(adjective) (of weather or climate) severe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inclement (comparative more inclement, superlative most inclement)
Stormy, of rough weather
(obsolete) Merciless, unrelenting.
(archaic) Unmercifully severe in temper or action.
Antonyms
• clement
Source: Wiktionary
In*clem"ent, a. Etym: [L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf. F. inclément. See Clement.]
1. Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.
2. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather. Cowper. The guard the wretched from the inclement sky. Pope. Teach us further by what means to shun The inclement seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow! Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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