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.
DECIME
Etymology 1
Noun
decime (plural decimes)
(historical, law, obsolete) synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England)
Etymology 2
Noun
decime (plural decimes)
(historical) A French coin minted from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, valued at one-tenth of a franc.
(informal) A 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value.
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Source: Wiktionary
DĂ©`cime", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A French coin, the tenth part of a franc, equal to about two cents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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