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.
NAIVE
uninitiate, uninitiated, naive
(adjective) not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; “it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes”; “he took part in the experiment as a naive subject”
uninstructed, unenlightened, naive
(adjective) lacking information or instruction; “lamentably unenlightened as to the laws”
naive
(adjective) inexperienced
primitive, naive
(adjective) of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; “primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking”
naive, naif
(adjective) marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; “a teenager’s naive ignorance of life”; “the naive assumption that things can only get better”; “this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
naive (comparative more naive, superlative most naive)
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
Not having been exposed to something.
(of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
(computing) Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.
Synonyms
• See also naive
Antonyms
• See also naive
Noun
naive (plural naives)
A naive person; a greenhorn.
Anagrams
• naevi, navie, nævi
Source: Wiktionary
Na"ĂŻve`, a. Etym: [F. naĂŻf, fem. naĂŻve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native, and cf. NaĂŻf.]
Definition: Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naĂŻve manners; a naĂŻve person; naĂŻve and unsophisticated remarks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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