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.
PROSTATE
prostate, prostatic
(adjective) relating to the prostate gland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
prostate (plural prostates)
The prostate gland. [from 1646]
Adjective
prostate (not comparable)
Of or relating to the prostate gland.
Etymology 2
Adjective
prostate (comparative more prostate, superlative most prostate)
Alternative spelling of pro-state
Source: Wiktionary
Pros"tate, a.Etym: [Gr. prostate.] (Anat.)
Definition: Standing before; -- applied to a gland which is found in the males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the bladder where this joins the urethra.
– n.
Definition: The prostate gland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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