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.
SEMEIOTIC
Adjective
semeiotic (comparative more semeiotic, superlative most semeiotic)
Alternative form of semiotic
Source: Wiktionary
Se`mei*ot"ic, or Se`mi*ot"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. shmei^on a mark, a sign.]
1. Relating to signs or indications; pertaining to the language of signs, or to language generally as indicating thought.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the signs or symptoms of diseases.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
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