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.
proverbializing
present participle of proverbialize
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*ver"bi*al*ize, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. F. proverbialiser.]
Definition: To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 July 2024
(noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
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.