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.
DECENNIA
DECENNIUM
decade, decennary, decennium
(noun) a period of 10 years
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
decennia
plural of decennium
Anagrams
• cadinene, deniance, enneadic, indacene
Source: Wiktionary
DECENNIUM
De*cen"ni*um, n.; pl. Decenniums, L. Decennia. Etym: [L.]
Definition: A period of ten years. "The present decennium." Hallam. "The last decennium of Chaucer's life." A. W. Ward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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