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.
ATHAME
Etymology
Noun
athame (plural athames)
A ceremonial pointed knife or dagger that is used in Wicca, traditionally having a black handle with magical symbols on it. [from 20th c.]
Anagrams
• Tehama, hamate
Source: Wiktionary
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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