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.
ALLANITE
Etymology
Noun
allanite (plural allanites)
(mineral) Any of a group of silicate minerals that are a source of rare earth metals.
Source: Wiktionary
Al"lan*ite, n. Etym: [From T. Allan, who first distinguished it as a species.] (min.)
Definition: A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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