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.
UNPREJUDICED
unprejudiced, impartial
(adjective) free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; “an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons”; “the impartial eye of a scientist”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unprejudiced (comparative more unprejudiced, superlative most unprejudiced)
Not prejudiced.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*prej"u*diced, a.
1. Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced mind; an unprejudiced judge.
2. Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment.
– Un*prej"u*diced*ness, n. V. Knox.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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