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.
SERIOCOMIC
seriocomic, seriocomical
(adjective) mixing the serious with the comic with comic predominating; “a seriocomic novel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
seriocomic (comparative more seriocomic, superlative most seriocomic)
Having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies.
Source: Wiktionary
Se`ri*o-com"ic, Se`ri*o-com"ic*al, a.
Definition: Having a mixture of seriousness and sport; serious and comical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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