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.
INSANEST
Adjective
insanest
superlative form of insane: most insane
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• Anstines, stanines
Source: Wiktionary
INSANE
In*sane", a. Etym: [L. insanus. See In- not, and Sane.]
1. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.
2. Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an insane hospital.
3. Causing insanity or madness. [R.] Or have we eaten on the insaneroot That takes the reason prisoner Shak.
4. Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc. I know not which was the insane measure. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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