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.
OBJURGATE
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
(verb) censure severely; “She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
(verb) express strong disapproval of; “We condemn the racism in South Africa”; “These ideas were reprobated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
objurgate (third-person singular simple present objurgates, present participle objurgating, simple past and past participle objurgated)
(transitive) To rebuke or scold strongly.
Synonyms
• See also reprehend
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*jur"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Objurgated; p. pr. & vb. n. Objurgating.] Etym: [L.objurgatus, p.p. of objurgare to chide; ob (see Ob-) + jurgare to quarrel, scold, fr. jus right, court. See Jury.]
Definition: To chide; to reprove.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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