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.
CERESIN
ceresin
(noun) a white wax extracted from ozokerite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
ceresin (countable and uncountable, plural ceresins)
A refined form of ozocerite that is used in polishes and to make candles
Anagrams
• Sincere, cereins, cerines, renices, sincere
Source: Wiktionary
Cer"e*sin, n. Etym: [L. cera wax.] (Chem.)
Definition: A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and used as a substitute for beeswax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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