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.
PALATIAL
palatial
(adjective) suitable for or like a palace; “palatial furnishings”; “a palatial yacht”
palatial
(adjective) relating to or being a palace; “the palatial residence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
palatial (comparative more palatial, superlative most palatial)
Of or relating to a palace.
On a grand scale; with very rich furnishings.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*la"tial, a. Etym: [L. palatium palace. See Palace.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a palace; suitable for a palace; resembling a palace; royal; magnificent; as, palatial structures. "Palatial style." A. Drummond.
Pa*la"tial, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.)
Definition: Palatal; palatine. [Obs.] Barrow.
Pa*la"tial, n.
Definition: A palatal letter. [Obs.] Sir W. Jones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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