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.
PARAPRAXIS
slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
(noun) a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
parapraxis (plural parapraxes)
A mistake, such as a slip of the tongue, that reveals a concealed thought or motive.
Synonyms
• Freudian slip
Source: Wiktionary
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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