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.
SAINTLIKE
angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
(adjective) marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; “angelic beneficence”; “a beatific smile”; “a saintly concern for his fellow men”; “my sainted mother”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
saintlike (comparative more saintlike, superlative most saintlike)
resembling a saint in behavior, such as benevolence, compassion, humility and or piety; exceptionally good
Synonyms
• saintly
Anagrams
• snail kite
Source: Wiktionary
Saint"like`, a.
Definition: Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly. Glossed over only with a saintlike show. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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