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.
LIVONIAN
Livonian
(noun) the Finnic language spoken by the people of Livonia in Estonia and Latvia
Livonian
(noun) a member of the Livonian-speaking people of Latvia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Li*vo"ni*an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Livonia, a district of Russia near the Baltic Sea.
Li*vo"ni*an, n.
Definition: A native or an inhabitant of Livonia; the language (allied to the Finnish) of the Livonians.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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