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.
UNSUBMISSIVE
unservile, unsubmissive
(adjective) not servile or submissive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unsubmissive (comparative more unsubmissive, superlative most unsubmissive)
Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient
Synonyms
• insubmissive
Source: Wiktionary
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