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.
TURKMEN
Turkmen
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Turkmenistan or its people or culture
Turkmen, Turkoman, Turcoman
(noun) the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman
Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Turkmen, Turkmenia
(noun) a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
Turkoman, Turkmen, Turcoman
(noun) a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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