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.
BEZZLE
Etymology 1
Verb
bezzle (third-person singular simple present bezzles, present participle bezzling, simple past and past participle bezzled)
(obsolete) To plunder; to lay waste to, in riot.
(obsolete) To drink to excess; to revel.
(obsolete) To squander.
Etymology 2
Noun
bezzle (uncountable)
(economics) The level or proportion of financial sector activity that consists of hidden embezzlement, varying in step with the business cycle.
Source: Wiktionary
Bez"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bezzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bezzling.] Etym: [OF. besillier, besiler, to maltreat, pillage; or shortened fr. embezzle. Cf. Embezzle.]
Definition: To plunder; to waste in riot. [Obs.]
Bez"zle, v. i.
Definition: To drink to excess; to revel. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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