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.
UNCORD
Etymology
Verb
uncord (third-person singular simple present uncords, present participle uncording, simple past and past participle uncorded)
(transitive) To release from cords; to unbind.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*cord", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cord.]
Definition: To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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