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.
PROCIDENT
Adjective
procident (comparative more procident, superlative most procident)
(medicine) Displaced beyond the limits of a body cavity.
Usage notes
A procident organ differs from a herniated organ in that it extends beyond the limits of its normal body cavity but does not push through the muscle wall.
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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