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.
MISGO
Etymology
Verb
misgo (third-person singular simple present misgoes, present participle misgoing, simple past miswent, past participle misgone)
(intransitive, now rare or dialect) To go wrong, make a mistake, go astray, become lost, miscarry.
Noun
misgo (plural misgoes)
An error or mistake
A miscarriage or abortion
Anagrams
• gismo
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*go", v. i.
Definition: To go astray. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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