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.
UNGOWNED
Etymology
Adjective
ungowned (not comparable)
Not gowned; not wearing a gown; unrobed.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*gowned", a.
1. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + gown.]
Definition: Stripped of a gown; unfrocked.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + gowned.]
Definition: Not having, or not wearing, a gown.
UNGOWN
Un*gown", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + gown.]
Definition: To strip of a gown; to unfrock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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