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.
DETHRONES
Verb
dethrones
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dethrone
Anagrams
• endorseth, other ends, shortened, threnodes
Source: Wiktionary
DETHRONE
De*throne", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dethroned; p. pr. & vb. n. Dethroning.] Etym: [Pref. de- + throne: cf. F. détrôner; pref. dé- (L. dis-) + trône throne. See Throne.]
Definition: To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity. "The Protector was dethroned." Hume.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
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