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.
INSTITUTIONARY
Etymology
Adjective
institutionary (not comparable)
Relating to an institution or institutions.
Containing the first principles or doctrines; rudimentary.
Source: Wiktionary
In`sti*tu"tion*a*ry, a.
1. Relating to an institution, or institutions.
2. Containing the first principles or doctrines; elemental; rudimentary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
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