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.
BYZANT
bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus
(noun) a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
byzant (plural byzants)
(historical) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
Source: Wiktionary
Byz"ant, Byz"an*tine n.Etym: [OE. besant, besaunt, F. besant, fr. LL. Byzantius, Byzantinus, fr. Byzantium.] (Numis.)
Definition: A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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