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.
LICIT
lawful, legitimate, licit
(adjective) authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; “a legitimate government”
licit
(adjective) sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; “a wife’s licit love”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
licit (comparative more licit, superlative most licit)
Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
• Undated, Pope Honorius III Solet Annuere (anonymous translator),
(legal) Explicitly established or constituted by law.
Usage notes
• Licit and valid are legal terms to be compared, especially in terms of canon law. Something that is licit (such as a marriage contract), may nonetheless be invalid, illegal or both (for example, a bigamous marriage), or vice versa.
Synonyms
• (not forbidden): lawful, appropriate, legit, legitimate
• (constituted): established, lawful, legal
Antonyms
• (legal): illicit
Source: Wiktionary
Lic"it, a. Etym: [L.licitus permitted, lawful, from licere: cf. F. licite. See License.]
Definition: Lawful. "Licit establishments." Carlyle.
– Lic"it*ly, adv.
– Lic"it*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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