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.
COUNSELORS
Noun
counselors
plural of counselor
Source: Wiktionary
COUNSELOR
Coun"sel*or (koun"sl-r), n. [Written also counsellor.] Etym: [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L. consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.]
1. One who counsels; an adviser. Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a good counselor, or no Shak.
2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate.
Note: [See under Consilor.]
3. One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients in court; a barrister. Good counselors lack no clients. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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