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.
UNDERESTIMATES
Noun
underestimates
plural of underestimate
Verb
underestimates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underestimate
Source: Wiktionary
UNDERESTIMATE
Un`der*es"ti*mate, v. t.
Definition: To set to
Un`der*es"ti*mate, n.
Definition: The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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