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.
suppliants
plural of suppliant
Source: Wiktionary
Sup"pli*ant, a. Etym: [F., p.pr. of supplier to entreat, L. supplicare. See Supplicate, and cf. Supplicant.]
1. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating. The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. Dryden.
2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. Milton.
Syn.
– Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring.
– Sup"pli*ant*ly, adv.
– Sup"pli*ant*ness, n.
Sup"pli*ant, n.
Definition: One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively. Hear thy suppliant's prayer. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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.