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.
MONONYM
Etymology
Noun
mononym (plural mononyms)
A single name by which a person, thing etc is known.
A single term for a thing or concept, allowing for no synonyms.
Synonyms
• monomial
• mononom
• mononomial
• uninym
Antonyms
• polynym
Source: Wiktionary
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FABLED
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
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