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.
AFTERCLAP
Etymology
Noun
afterclap (plural afterclaps)
An unexpected subsequent event or repercussion.
Something happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.
A problem or danger that arises after a threat is supposed to have passed.
Source: Wiktionary
Aft"er*clap`, n.
Definition: An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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