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.
CROSSLIGHT
Etymology
Noun
crosslight (usually uncountable, plural crosslights)
(uncountable) Light that comes from the side, causing shadows that can obscure objects of view or create strong contrasts.
(countable) A traffic light intended principally to allow pedestrian or other traffic from a lesser roadway to cross a busier roadway.
(uncountable, theater) Illumination directed at the performers or subject matter from opposite sides of the set.
(uncountable) Light that results from multiple sources and different directions.
(uncountable, metaphorical) Multiple perspectives or points of view.
(countable, metaphorical) One of differing points of view.
Source: Wiktionary
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