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.
BELTER
Etymology 1
Noun
belter (plural belters)
(British, informal) Anything that is particularly good of its class.
(British, informal) A very good-looking person.
Etymology 2
Noun
belter (plural belters)
One who sings forcefully.
A song suitable for forceful singing.
Etymology 3
Noun
belter (plural belters)
(science fiction) A person who mines asteroids for minerals or lives in the vicinity of an asteroid belt.
Anagrams
• Beltre, Elbert, Lebert, treble
Etymology
Noun
Belter (plural Belters)
(science fiction) An inhabitant of an asteroid belt, especially that between Mars and Jupiter.
Hypernyms
• Solarian
Anagrams
• Beltre, Elbert, Lebert, treble
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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