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.
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
(noun) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unguent (plural unguents)
Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
Source: Wiktionary
Un"guent, n. Etym: [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.]
Definition: A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. Cowper.
Note: An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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.