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.
CLIQUE
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp
(noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clique (plural cliques)
A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
(graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
(Internet) A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
Synonyms
• (small, exclusive group): coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp
Verb
clique (third-person singular simple present cliques, present participle cliquing, simple past and past participle cliqued)
(intransitive) To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.
Usage notes
• Often used in the form clique together.
Source: Wiktionary
Clique, n. Etym: [F., fr. OF. cliquer to click. See Click, v. i.]
Definition: A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used in a bad sense.
Clique, v. i.
Definition: To To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; -- used with together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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