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.
CAMPUS
campus
(noun) a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
campus (plural campuses)
The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
An institution of higher education and its ambiance.
Usage notes
• The Latinate plural form campi is sometimes used, particularly with respect to colleges or universities; however, it is sometimes frowned upon. By contrast, the common plural form campuses is universally accepted.
Verb
campus (third-person singular simple present campuses, present participle campusing, simple past and past participle campused)
To confine to campus as a punishment.
Source: Wiktionary
Cam"pus, n. Etym: [L., a field.]
Definition: The principal grounds of a college or school, between the buildings or within the main inclosure; as, the college campus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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