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.
PARADIGMATIC
paradigmatic
(adjective) related as members of a substitution class; “paradigmatic word associations”
paradigmatic
(adjective) of or relating to a typical example; “paradigmatic learning”
paradigmatic
(adjective) of or relating to a grammatical paradigm; “paradigmatic inflection”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
paradigmatic (comparative more paradigmatic, superlative most paradigmatic)
Of or pertaining to a paradigm.
(philosophy) Related as members of a substitution class.
(obsolete) Exemplary.
Noun
paradigmatic (plural paradigmatics)
(historical, religion) A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of Christian excellence.
Source: Wiktionary
Par`a*dig*mat"ic, Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Exemplary.
– Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Par`a*dig*mat"ic, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: A writer of memoirs of religious persona, as examples of Christian excellence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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