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.
SABBATIC
sabbatical, sabbatic
(adjective) of or relating to the Sabbath; “Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
sabbatic (comparative more sabbatic, superlative most sabbatic)
Alternative form of sabbatical
Source: Wiktionary
Sab*bat"ic, Sab*bat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. sabbatique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath; enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor. Sabbatical year (Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EXTINGUISHABLE
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”
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