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.
PREWARM
Etymology
Verb
prewarm (third-person singular simple present prewarms, present participle prewarming, simple past and past participle prewarmed)
(transitive) To warm in advance.
(computer graphics, of a particle system) To initialize with the illusion of prior activity.
Source: Wiktionary
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THOUGHTFULLY
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
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