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.
UNFEELING
unfeeling
(adjective) devoid of feeling or sensation; “unfeeling trees”
hardhearted, stonyhearted, unfeeling
(adjective) devoid of feeling for others; “an unfeeling wretch”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unfeeling (comparative more unfeeling, superlative most unfeeling)
Without emotion or sympathy
Synonyms
• emotionless
• stony
• uncaring
• alexithymic
Antonyms
• sympathetic
Source: Wiktionary
Un*feel"ing, a.
1. Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible; insensate.
2. Without kind feelings; cruel; hard-hearted. To each his sufferings: all are men, Condemned alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Gray.
– Un*feel"ing*ly, adv.
– Un*feel"ing*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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