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.
TREACHEROUS
punic, perfidious, treacherous
(adjective) tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; “Punic faith”; “the perfidious Judas”; “the fiercest and most treacherous of foes”; “treacherous intrigues”
treacherous, unreliable
(adjective) dangerously unstable and unpredictable; “treacherous winding roads”; “an unreliable trestle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
treacherous (comparative more treacherous, superlative most treacherous)
Exhibiting treachery.
Deceitful; inclined to betray.
Unreliable; dangerous.
Antonyms
• (exhibiting treachery): loyal
Source: Wiktionary
Treach"er*ous, a. Etym: [See Treacher.]
Definition: Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless. Loyal father of a treacherous son. Shak. The treacherous smile, a mask for secret hate. Cowper.
Syn.
– Faithless; perfidious; traitorous; false; insidious; plotting.
– Treach"er*ous*ly, adv.
– Treach"er*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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