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.
AGORA
agora, public square
(noun) a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
agora
(noun) the marketplace in ancient Greece
agora
(noun) 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
agora (plural agorae or agoras)
A place for gathering.
A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
Etymology 2
Noun
agora (plural agorot or agoroth)
Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.
Source: Wiktionary
Ag"o*ra, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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