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.
PARTICIPIAL
participial
(adjective) of or relating to or consisting of participles; “participial inflections”
participle, participial
(noun) a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
participial (not comparable)
(grammar) of, relating to, or being a participle
Noun
participial (plural participials)
(grammar) a participle
Source: Wiktionary
Par`ti*cip"i*al, a. Etym: [L. participialis: cf. E. participal. See Participle.]
Definition: Having, or partaking of, the nature and use of a participle; formed from a participle; as, a participial noun. Lowth.
Par`ti*cip"i*al, n.
Definition: A participial word.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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