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.
QUESTIONNAIRE
questionnaire
(noun) a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
questionnaire (plural questionnaires)
A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey
Verb
questionnaire (third-person singular simple present questionnaires, present participle questionnairing, simple past and past participle questionnaired)
to survey using questionnaires
Source: Wiktionary
Ques`tion`naire", n.; pl. -naires (F. ). [F.]
Definition: = Questionary, above.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
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