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.
DAIS
dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox
(noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dais (plural daises)
A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc, which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]
(historical, northern Britain) A bench, a settle, a pew.
(obsolete) An elevated table in a hall at which important people were seated; a high table. [13th–17th c.]
The canopy over an altar, etc.
Synonyms
• (raised platform): podium
Anagrams
• AIDS, Aids, IADS, IADs, Said, SaĂŻd, aids, sadi, said, sida
Noun
Dais
plural of Dai
Anagrams
• AIDS, Aids, IADS, IADs, Said, SaĂŻd, aids, sadi, said, sida
Source: Wiktionary
Da"is (da"îs), n. Etym: [OE. deis, des, table, dais, OF. deis table, F. dais a canopy, L. discus a quoit, a dish (from the shape), LL., table, fr. Gr. a quoit, a dish. See Dish.]
1. The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table. [Obs.]
2. A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests.
3. A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. [Obs.] Shiply.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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