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.
REMORSEFUL
contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful
(adjective) feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
remorseful (comparative more remorseful, superlative most remorseful)
(of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse.
Expressing or caused by remorse.
Synonyms
• penitent
• apologetic
• regretful
• remorseful
Antonyms
• remorseless
• unremorseful
• unrepentant
Source: Wiktionary
Re*morse"ful (-mrs"fl), a.
1. Full of remorse. The full tide of remorseful passion had abated. Sir W. Scott.
2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.] Shak.
3. Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.] Chapman.
– Re*morse"ful*ly, adv.
– Re*morse"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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