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.
PRECONSCIOUS
Etymology
Adjective
preconscious (not comparable)
Prior to consciousness.
(psychology) (of memories) that one is not aware of, but which can be recalled through conscious effort
Noun
preconscious (plural preconsciouses)
(psychology) The sum of these memories
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*con""scious, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a state before consciousness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHANCY
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
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