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.
ONCOMING
oncoming
(adjective) moving toward one
onset, oncoming
(noun) the beginning or early stages; “the onset of pneumonia”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oncoming (plural oncomings)
Approach, onset
Adjective
oncoming (not comparable)
approaching; coming closer
Verb
oncoming
present participle of oncome
Anagrams
• coming on, gnomonic
Source: Wiktionary
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AMATORY
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
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