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.
BEFLECK
Etymology
Verb
befleck (third-person singular simple present beflecks, present participle beflecking, simple past and past participle beflecked)
(poetic) to cover with small spots or flecks
Source: Wiktionary
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10 May 2025
BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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