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.
UNCONDITIONED
unconditional, unconditioned
(adjective) not conditional; “unconditional surrender”
unconditioned, innate, unlearned
(adjective) not established by conditioning or learning; “an unconditioned reflex”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
unconditioned (not comparable)
Without conditions; absolute.
Not having been conditioned.
Not treated with hair conditioner.
Etymology 2
Verb
unconditioned
simple past tense and past participle of uncondition
Source: Wiktionary
Un`con*di"tioned, a.
1. Not conditioned or subject to conditions; unconditional.
2. (Metaph.)
Definition: Not subject to condition or limitations; infinite; absolute; hence, inconceivable; incogitable. Sir W. Hamilton. The unconditioned (Metaph.), all that which is inconceivable and beyond the realm of reason; whatever is inconceivable under logical forms or relations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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