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.
TRUTHFUL
truthful, true
(adjective) expressing or given to expressing the truth; “a true statement”; “gave truthful testimony”; “a truthful person”
truthful
(adjective) conforming to truth; “I wouldn’t have told you this if it weren’t so”; “a truthful statement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
truthful (comparative more truthful, superlative most truthful)
Honest, and always telling the truth.
Accurately depicting what is real.
Antonyms
• untruthful
Source: Wiktionary
Truth"ful, a.
Definition: Full of truth; veracious; reliable.
– Truth"ful*ly, adv.
– Truth"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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