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.
ARAKS
Etymology
Proper noun
Araks
A river in Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan and empties into Kura river.
Synonyms
• Yeraskh
Anagrams
• Askar, Raska, Sakra, Skaar, karas, kasra
Noun
araks
plural of arak
Anagrams
• Askar, Raska, Sakra, Skaar, karas, kasra
Source: Wiktionary
ARAK
Ar"ak, n.
Definition: Same as Arrack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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