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.
ONCOME
Etymology 1
Verb
oncome (third-person singular simple present oncomes, present participle oncoming, simple past oncame, past participle oncome)
(intransitive, rare) To arrive; come to; come on.
Etymology 2
Noun
oncome (plural oncomes)
Advent, arrival, approach; onset
The commencement or initial stages of a business, especially of one which requires great exertion.
The setting about of an action; development; progress.
An attack; an attack or onset of a disease, fit, or episode.
(dialectal) A mysterious disease or ailment.
(dialectal) A heavy fall of rain or snow; cloudburst.
(of a chimney) The lower edge of a fire-clay lining piece.
Synonyms
• outburst
• outgush
• advent, arrival
Anagrams
• come on, come-on
Source: Wiktionary
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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