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.
SUSPIRED
Verb
suspired
simple past tense and past participle of suspire
Adjective
suspired (comparative more suspired, superlative most suspired)
(obsolete) Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.
Anagrams
• dispurse, prusside
Source: Wiktionary
Sus*pired", a.
Definition: Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
SUSPIRE
Sus*pire", v. i. Etym: [L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.]
Definition: To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak. Fireflies that suspire In short, soft lapses of transported flame. Mrs. Browning.
Sus*pire", n. Etym: [Cf. L. suspirium.]
Definition: A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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