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.
ANGLIFY
Etymology
Verb
Anglify (third-person singular simple present Anglifies, present participle Anglifying, simple past and past participle Anglified)
(transitive) To convert to English norms; to anglicise.
Anagrams
• flaying
Source: Wiktionary
An"gli*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anglified; p. pr. & vb. n. Anglifying.] Etym: [L. Angli + -fly.]
Definition: To convert into English; to anglicize. Franklin. Darwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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