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.
BUCENTAURS
Noun
bucentaurs
plural of bucentaur
Source: Wiktionary
BUCENTAUR
Bu*cen"taur, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A fabulous monster, half ox, half man.
2. Etym: [It. bucentoro.]
Definition: The state barge of Venice, used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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