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.
DELIBATE
Etymology
Verb
delibate (third-person singular simple present delibates, present participle delibating, simple past and past participle delibated)
(obsolete, transitive) To taste; to take a sip of.
(obsolete, transitive) To dabble in.
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Source: Wiktionary
Del"i*bate, v. t. Etym: [L. delibatus, p. p. of delibare to taste; de- + libare to taste.]
Definition: To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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