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.
NOURISHING
alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive
(adjective) of or providing nourishment; “good nourishing stew”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
nourishing (comparative more nourishing, superlative most nourishing)
That provides nourishment; nutritious
Source: Wiktionary
Nour"ish*ing, a.
Definition: Promoting growth; nutritious,
NOURISH
Nour"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nourished; p. pr. & vb. n. Nourishing.] Etym: [OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F. norrir, fr. L. nutrire. Cf. Nurse, Nutriment, and see -ish.]
1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment. He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Is. xliv. 14.
2. To support; to maintain. Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band. Shak.
3. To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues. "Nourish their contentions." Hooker.
4. To cherish; to comfort. Ye have nourished your hearts. James v. 5.
5. To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments. Chaucer. Nourished up in the words of faith. 1 Tim. iv. 6.
Syn.
– To cherish; feed; supply. See Nurture.
Nour"ish, v. i.
1. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment. Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves. Bacon.
2. To gain nourishment. [R.] Bacon.
Nour"ish, n.
Definition: A nurse. [Obs.] Hoolland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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