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.
OBSOLETED
Verb
obsoleted
simple past tense and past participle of obsolete
Source: Wiktionary
OBSOLETE
Ob"so*lete, a. Etym: [L. obsoletus, p.p. of obsolescere. See Obsolescent.]
1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.
Syn.
– Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old; disused; neglected. See Ancient.
Ob"so*lete, v. i.
Definition: To become obsolete; to go out of use. [R.] Fitzed. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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