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.
MISBESTOW
Etymology
Verb
misbestow (third-person singular simple present misbestows, present participle misbestowing, simple past and past participle misbestowed)
(transitive) To bestow improperly.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis`be*stow", v. t.
Definition: To bestow improperly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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