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.
LOATHED
Verb
loathed
simple past tense and past participle of loathe
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of loath
Anagrams
• loadeth
Source: Wiktionary
LOATHE
Loathe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Loathing.] Etym: [AS. la to hate. See Loath.]
1. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for. Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread. Cowley.
2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate. The secret which I loathe. Waller. She loathes the vital sir. Dryden.
Syn.
– To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See Hate.
Loathe, v. i.
Definition: To feel disgust or nausea. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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