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.
CAMBRIAN
Welsh, Cambrian
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; “the Welsh coast”; “Welsh syntax”
Welshman, Welsh, Cambrian, Cymry
(noun) a native or resident of Wales
Cambrian, Cambrian period
(noun) from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cam"bri*an, a.
1. (Geog.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under Geology.
Cam"bri*an, n.
1. A native of Cambria or Wales.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: The Cambrian formation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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