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.
LOMPISH
Adjective
lompish (comparative more lompish, superlative most lompish)
Obsolete form of lumpish.
Anagrams
• phlomis
Source: Wiktionary
Lomp"ish, a.
Definition: Lumpish. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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