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.
DINESEN
Dinesen, Isak Dinesen, Blixen, Karen Blixen, Baroness Karen Blixen
(noun) Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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AMATORY
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
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