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.
CIRCUMGYRATIONS
Noun
circumgyrations
plural of circumgyration
Source: Wiktionary
CIRCUMGYRATION
Cir`cum*gy*ra"tion, n.
Definition: The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round. A certain turbulent and irregular circumgyration. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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