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.
CRASSAMENTA
Noun
crassamenta
plural of crassamentum
Source: Wiktionary
CRASSAMENTUM
Cras"sa*ment (krs"s-ment), Cras`sa*men"tum (-mn"tm), n. Etym: [L. crassamentum, fr. crassare to make thick. See Crass, a.]
Definition: A semisolid mass or clot, especially that formed in coagulation of the blood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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