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.
PRECONCEIVED
preconceived
(adjective) (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice; “certain preconceived notions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
preconceived (not comparable)
(of an opinion or notion) Conceived beforehand: formed ahead of time.
Synonyms
• forebegotten
Verb
preconceived
simple past tense and past participle of preconceive
Source: Wiktionary
PRECONCEIVE
Pre`con*ceive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preconceived; p. pr. & vb. n. Preconceiving.]
Definition: To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea of. In a dead plain the way seemeth the longer, because the eye hath preconceived it shorter than the truth. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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