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.
ALIBIS
Noun
alibis
plural of alibi
Verb
alibis
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alibi
Source: Wiktionary
ALIBI
Al"i*bi, n. Etym: [L., elsewhere, at another place. See Alias.] (Law)
Definition: The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi.
ALIBI
Al"i*bi, n. Etym: [L., elsewhere, at another place. See Alias.] (Law)
Definition: The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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