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.
DECANAL
Etymology 1
Adjective
decanal (comparative more decanal, superlative most decanal)
Pertaining to a dean or deanery.
• Shipley
Etymology 2
Noun
decanal (uncountable)
(organic compound) The aliphatic aldehyde, CH3(CH2)8CHO, related to capric acid
Synonyms
• capraldehyde, capric aldehyde, caprinaldehyde
Anagrams
• Candela, canaled, candela
Source: Wiktionary
Dec"a*nal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. décanal. See Dean.]
Definition: Pertaining to a dean or deanery. His rectorial as well as decanal residence. Churton. Decanal side, the side of the choir on which the dean's tall is placed.
– Decanal stall, the stall allotted to the dean in the choir, on the right or south side of the chancel. Shipley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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