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.
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ANCILE
An*ci"le, n. Etym: [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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