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.
ASPERGES
Etymology
Noun
asperges
A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water.
The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.
Verb
asperges
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asperge
Anagrams
• presages, sperages
Source: Wiktionary
As*per"ges, n. Etym: [L., Thou shalt sprinkle.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water. (b) The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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