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.
TURGESCENT
Adjective
turgescent (comparative more turgescent, superlative most turgescent)
Becoming turgid or swollen.
Synonyms
• tumescent
• tumid
• turgid
Source: Wiktionary
Tur*ges"cent, a. Etym: [L. turgescens, -entis, p. pr. of turgescere: cf. F. turgescent. See Turgesce.]
Definition: Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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