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.
SUBTERRANEAN
subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior
(adjective) lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); “subterranean motives for murder”; “looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge”- Bertrand Russell
subterranean, subterraneous
(adjective) being or operating under the surface of the earth; “subterranean passages”; “a subsurface flow of water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
subterranean (comparative more subterranean, superlative most subterranean)
below ground, under the earth, underground
Synonyms
• subterraneous, subterrene, underground, hypogean
Source: Wiktionary
Sub`ter*ra"ne*an, Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. subterraneus; sub under + terra earth. See Terrace.]
Definition: Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage.
– Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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