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.
DIACONAL
Etymology
Adjective
diaconal (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to a deacon or the diaconate lay clergy.
Anagrams
• calanoid
Source: Wiktionary
Di*ac"o*nal, a. Etym: [LL. diaconalis: cf. F. diaconal. Cf. Deacon.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a deacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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