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.
MISNOMER
misnomer
(noun) an incorrect or unsuitable name
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
misnomer (plural misnomers)
A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
Synonym: misname
A term that is misleading.
A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.
(proscribed, nonstandard) something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief
Antonyms
• aptronym
Verb
misnomer (third-person singular simple present misnomers, present participle misnomering, simple past and past participle misnomered)
(transitive)Â To use a misleading term; to misname.
Anagrams
• semi-norm, seminorm
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*no"mer, n. Etym: [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus less) + F. nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen name. See Name.]
Definition: The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title. Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called parliamentary "reforms". Burke. The word "synonym" is fact a misnomer. Whatel
Mis*no"mer, v. t.
Definition: To misname. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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