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.
REVILE
vilify, revile, vituperate, rail
(verb) spread negative information about; “The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
revile (third-person singular simple present reviles, present participle reviling, simple past and past participle reviled)
(ambitransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language.
Synonyms
• calumniate
• reproach
• scold
• vilify
• vituperate
Noun
revile (uncountable)
(obsolete) reproach; reviling
Anagrams
• eviler, levier, liever, relive, veiler
Source: Wiktionary
Re*vile", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Reviled; p. pr. & vb. n. Reviling.] Etym: [Pref. re- + OF. aviler to make vile, depreciate, F. avilir; Ă (L. ad.) + vil vile. See Vile.]
Definition: To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to reproach. "And did not she herself revile me there" Shak. Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. 1 Pet. ii. 23.
Syn.
– To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.
Re*vile", n.
Definition: Reproach; reviling. [Obs.] The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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