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.
MISTIME
mistime
(verb) time incorrectly; “She mistimed the marathon runner”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
mistime (third-person singular simple present mistimes, present participle mistiming, simple past and past participle mistimed)
To do at the wrong time; especially to misjudge the timing of coordinated events.
I mistimed my leap and fell flat on my face.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*time", v. t. Etym: [AS. mistimain to turn out ill.]
Definition: To time wrongly; not to adapt to the time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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