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.
UNSPHERED
Verb
unsphered
simple past tense and past participle of unsphere
Source: Wiktionary
UNSPHERE
Un*sphere", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sphere.]
Definition: To remove, as a planet, from its sphere or orb. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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