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.
MISBEGOT
bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spurious
(adjective) born out of wedlock; “the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring”- E.A.Freeman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
misbegot (comparative more misbegot, superlative most misbegot)
(archaic) Misbegotten; unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad origin
Verb
misbegot
simple past tense of misbeget
Source: Wiktionary
Mis`be*got", Mis`be*got"ten (, p. a.
Definition: Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad origin; pernicious. "Valor misbegot." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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