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.
OSTENSIVE
ostensible, ostensive
(adjective) represented or appearing as such; pretended; “His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”
ostensive
(adjective) manifestly demonstrative
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ostensive (comparative more ostensive, superlative most ostensive)
Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible
Clearly demonstrative.
Source: Wiktionary
Os*ten"sive, a.
Definition: Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration (Math.), a direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect method.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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