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.
VERACIOUS
veracious, right
(adjective) precisely accurate; “a veracious account”
veracious
(adjective) habitually speaking the truth; “a veracious witness”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
veracious (comparative more veracious, superlative most veracious)
True.
Truthful; speaking the truth.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ve*ra"cious, a. Etym: [L. verax, -acis, fr. verus true. See Very.]
1. Observant of truth; habitually speaking truth; truthful; as, veracious historian. The Spirit is most perfectly and absolutely veracious. Barrow.
2. Characterized by truth; not false; as, a veracious account or narrative. The young, ardent soul that enters on this world with heroic purpose, with veracious insight, will find it a mad one. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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