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.
CONGRUED
Verb
congrued
simple past tense and past participle of congrue
Source: Wiktionary
CONGRUE
Con"grue", v. i. Etym: [L. congruere. See Congruous.]
Definition: To agree; to be suitable. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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