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.
BELOVEDS
Noun
beloveds
plural of beloved
Source: Wiktionary
BELOVED
Be*loved", p. p. & a.
Definition: Greatly loved; dear to the heart. Antony, so well beloved of Cæsar. Shak. This is my beloved Son. Matt. iii. 17.
Be*lov"ed, n.
Definition: One greatly loved. My beloved is mine, and I am his. Cant. ii. 16.
BELOVE
Be*love", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beloved.] Etym: [OE. bilufien. See pref. Be-, and Love, v. t.]
Definition: To love. [Obs.] Wodroephe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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