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.
BERATING
berating, blowing up
(noun) a severe rebuke; “he deserved the berating that the coach gave him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
berating
present participle of berate
Noun
berating (plural beratings)
A scolding.
Anagrams
• bitrange, rebating, tabering
Source: Wiktionary
BERATE
Be*rate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berated; p. pr. & vb. n. Berating.]
Definition: To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. Holland. Motley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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