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.
COLLEGIAN
collegian, college man, college boy
(noun) a student (or former student) at a college or university
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
collegian (plural collegians)
A student (or a former student) of a college
(slang) An inmate of a prison.
Anagrams
• allogenic
Source: Wiktionary
Col*le"gi*an, n.
Definition: A member of a college, particularly of a literary institution so called; a student in a college.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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