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.
PRESCRIPTIVIST
Etymology
Noun
prescriptivist (plural prescriptivists)
Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld.
Synonyms
• prescriptionist
Antonyms
• descriptivist
Adjective
prescriptivist (comparative more prescriptivist, superlative most prescriptivist)
Having a tendency to prescribe.
Synonyms
• prescriptionist
• prescriptivistic
Antonyms
• descriptivist
• descriptivistic
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
13 January 2025
SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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