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.
ADAMSITE
Etymology
Noun
Adamsite (plural Adamsites)
(US politics, historical) A supporter of John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), American statesman who served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829.
Anagrams
• Adamites, adamites, amidates, diastema
Etymology
Noun
adamsite (uncountable)
An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.
Synonyms
• DM
Anagrams
• Adamites, adamites, amidates, diastema
Source: Wiktionary
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