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.
DEPARTER
departer, leaver, goer
(noun) someone who leaves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
departer (plural departers)
One who departs.
(obsolete) One who refines metals by separation.
Anagrams
• pretrade, reparted
Source: Wiktionary
De*part"er, n.
1. One who refines metals by separation. [Obs.]
2. One who departs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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