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.
DEBELS
Verb
debels
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debel
Anagrams
• bedels, beelds, bleeds
Source: Wiktionary
DEBEL
De*bel", v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. débeller. See Debellate.]
Definition: To conquer. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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