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.
THUGGISH
Etymology
Adjective
thuggish (comparative more thuggish, superlative most thuggish)
(derogatory) Characterized by thuggery; behaving in a violent or intimidating way; appearing to be violent or intimidating.
(obsolete) Resembling or characteristic of the assassins known as thugs or Thuggees (often capitalized in this sense).
Source: Wiktionary
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