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.
PREEXIST
preexist
(verb) exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; “Did this condition pre-exist?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
preexist (third-person singular simple present preexists, present participle preexisting, simple past and past participle preexisted)
To exist before something else.
Anagrams
• expirest
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`ëx*ist", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preëxisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Preëxisting.]
Definition: To exist previously; to exist before something else.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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