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.
BOGY
bogy, bogie, bogey
(noun) an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
bogey, bogy, bogie
(noun) an evil spirit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
bogy (plural bogies)
Alternative form of bogey
Alternative form of bogie
Anagrams
• boyg, go by, go-by, goby
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"gy, n.; pl. Bogies. Etym: [See Bogle.]
Definition: A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. "Death's heads and bogies." J. H. Newman. [Written also bogey.] There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing bogy in the history of savages. C. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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