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.
BOLDENS
Proper noun
Boldens
plural of Bolden
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• blondes
Verb
boldens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bolden
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• blondes
Source: Wiktionary
BOLDEN
Bold"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boldened. ]
Definition: To make bold; to encourage; to embolden. Ready speakers, being boldened with their present abilities to say more, . . . use less help of diligence and study. Ascham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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