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.
CALUMNIES
Noun
calumnies
plural of calumny
Verb
calumnies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny
Anagrams
• manicules, masculine, semuncial
Source: Wiktionary
CALUMNY
Cal"um*ny, n.; pl. Calumnies. Etym: [L. calumnia, fr. calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf. Challenge, n.]
Definition: False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction. "Infamouse calumnies." Motley. Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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