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.
UNSAYABLE
Etymology
Adjective
unsayable (comparative more unsayable, superlative most unsayable)
(philosophy) Not capable of being said.
(rare) Not allowed or not fit to be said.
Usage notes
• (rare: not allowed or not fit to be said): The term unsayable is rarely used in everyday speech. The more common equivalent is unspeakable.
Synonyms
• (not capable of being said): inexpressible, unspeakable, unutterable, ineffable; See also indescribable
• (not allowed or not fit to be said): taboo, unspeakable
Source: Wiktionary
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