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.
CZAR
czar
(noun) a person having great power
czar, tsar, tzar
(noun) a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
czar (plural czars)
Alternative spelling of tsar (especially common in American English)
(informal, politics, US) An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area.
Anagrams
• Racz, Z-car, z car
Proper noun
Czar
A village in Alberta, Canada.
An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Anagrams
• Racz, Z-car, z car
Source: Wiktionary
Czar (zär), n. Etym: [Russ. tsare, fr. L. Caesar Cæsar; cf. OPol. czar, Pol. car. ]
Definition: A king; a chief; the title of the emperor of Russia. [Written also tzar.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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