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.
PROBATIVE
probative, probatory
(adjective) tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation; “evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
probative (comparative more probative, superlative most probative)
(legal) Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro"ba*tive, a. Etym: [L. probativus: cf. F.probatif.]
Definition: Serving for trial or proof; probationary; as, probative judgments; probative evidence. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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