Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
CANONIZE
canonize, canonise, saint
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be a saint; “After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized”
canonize, canonise
(verb) treat as a sacred person; “He canonizes women”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
canonize (third-person singular simple present canonizes, present participle canonizing, simple past and past participle canonized) (US, Oxford)
(transitive) To establish as a formal, standard rule.
(transitive) To declare (a person) as a saint.
(transitive) To glorify; to exalt to the highest honour.
Source: Wiktionary
Can"on*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Canonizing.] Etym: [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L. canon.. See Canon.]
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized.
2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor. Fame in time to come canonize us. Shak.
2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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