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.
kirked (comparative more kirked, superlative most kirked)
(obsolete) Turned upward; bent.
Source: Wiktionary
Kirked, a. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: Turned upward; bent. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
Kirk, n. Etym: [Scot.; cf. Icel. kirkja, of Greek origin. See Church.]
Definition: A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2024
(adjective) tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; “a counselor tries not to be faultfinding”
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.