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.
CENSORS
Noun
censors
plural of censor
Verb
censors
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of censor
Anagrams
• Cosners, Crossen, crosnes, sercons
Source: Wiktionary
CENSOR
Cen"sor, n. Etym: [L. censor, fr. censere to value, tax.]
1. (Antiq.)
Definition: One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct.
2. One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries.
3. One given to fault-finding; a censurer. Nor can the most circumspect attention, or steady rectitude, escape blame from censors who have no inclination to approve. Rambler.
4. A critic; a reviewer. Received with caution by the censors of the press. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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