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.
PREPARATIVE
preparatory, preparative, propaedeutic
(adjective) preceding and preparing for something; “preparatory steps”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
preparative (comparative more preparative, superlative most preparative)
That serves to prepare something
preliminary or preparatory
Noun
preparative (plural preparatives)
Something to be done in preparation; a preliminary
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*par"a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. préparatif.]
Definition: Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory. Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work. South.
Pre*par"a*tive, n.
1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. "A preparative unto sermons." Hooker.
2. That which is done in the way of preparation. "Necessary preparatives for our voyage." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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