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.
AMERCER
Etymology
Noun
amercer (plural amercers)
One who amerces.
Anagrams
• Creamer, ceramer, creamer
Source: Wiktionary
A*mer"cer, n.
Definition: One who amerces.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MOTIVE
(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”
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