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.
MARITAL
marital, matrimonial, married
(adjective) of or relating to the state of marriage; “marital status”; “marital fidelity”; “married bliss”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
marital (not comparable)
Pertaining to marriage.
(obsolete) Pertaining to a husband.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with martial.
Anagrams
• Martial, mail art, martial
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"i*tal, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. maritalis, fr. maritus belonging to marriage, n., a husband. See Marry, v.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority. "Marital affection." Ayliffe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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