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.
SENTIMENTALISE
sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise
(verb) act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
sentimentalize, sentimentalise
(verb) look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; “Don’t sentimentalize the past events”
sentimentalize, sentimentalise
(verb) make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities; “Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind”; “These experiences have sentimentalized her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
sentimentalise (third-person singular simple present sentimentalises, present participle sentimentalising, simple past and past participle sentimentalised)
Alternative spelling of sentimentalize
Source: Wiktionary
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