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.
MISTIMING
anachronism, mistiming, misdating
(noun) something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
mistiming
present participle of mistime
Noun
mistiming (countable and uncountable, plural mistimings)
Incorrect timing.
Source: Wiktionary
MISTIME
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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STIMULATIVE
(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
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