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.
WRONGOUS
Etymology
Adjective
wrongous (comparative more wrongous, superlative most wrongous)
(UK dialectal, Scotland, especially, law) Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.
Source: Wiktionary
Wron"gous, a. Etym: [Cf. OE. wrongwis. See Wrong, and cf. Righteous.]
1. Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust; wrongful. [R.]
2. (Scots Law)
Definition: Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment. Craig.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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