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.
STOOR
Etymology 1
Verb
stoor (third-person singular simple present stoors, present participle stooring, simple past and past participle stoored)
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To move; stir.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To move actively; keep stirring.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To stir up, as liquor.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To sprinkle.
Noun
stoor (plural stoors)
(UK dialectal) Stir; bustle; agitation; contention.
(UK dialectal) A gush of water.
(UK dialectal) Spray.
(UK dialectal) A sufficient quantity of yeast for brewing.
Etymology 2
Adjective
stoor (comparative stoorer or more stoor, superlative stoorest or most stoor)
Alternative form of stour
Anagrams
• Sorto, Toors, ostro, roost, roots, toros, torso
Source: Wiktionary
Stoor, v. i. Etym: [Cf. D. storen to disturb. Cf. Stir.]
Definition: To rise in clouds, as dust. [Prov. Eng.]
Stoor, Stor, a. Etym: [AS. stor; akin to LG. stur, Icel. storr.]
Definition: Strong; powerful; hardy; bold; audacious. [Obs. or Scot.] O stronge lady stoor, what doest thou Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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