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.
COLORATURA
coloratura
(noun) singing with florid ornamentation
coloratura, coloratura soprano
(noun) a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
coloratura (countable and uncountable, plural coloraturas)
(uncountable) Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.
(countable) A singer of such passages, especially a soprano.
Adjective
coloratura (comparative more coloratura, superlative most coloratura)
Pertaining to coloratura.
Source: Wiktionary
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