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.
AFFIRMANCES
Noun
affirmances
plural of affirmance
Source: Wiktionary
AFFIRMANCE
Af*firm"ance, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. afermance.]
1. Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act. This statute . . . in affirmance of the common law. Bacon.
2. A strong declaration; affirmation. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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