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.
RIVALROUS
emulous, rivalrous
(adjective) eager to surpass others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
rivalrous (comparative more rivalrous, superlative most rivalrous)
Having a relationship of rivalry.
(economics, of a good) Which can be consumed by no more than one person at the same time.
Source: Wiktionary
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