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.
UNHEARD
unheard
(adjective) not necessarily inaudible but not heard
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
unheard (not comparable)
Not heard.
Not listened to.
Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
Etymology 2
Verb
unheard
simple past tense and past participle of unhear
Source: Wiktionary
Un*heard", a.
1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present.
2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of a question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condemunheard. What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! Dryden.
3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure. Nor was his name unheard or unadored. Milton. Unheard of. (a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. (b) Unknown to fame; obscure. Glanvill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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