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.
DISAGREEMENTS
Noun
disagreements
plural of disagreement
Anagrams
• demagnetisers
Source: Wiktionary
DISAGREEMENT
Dis`a*gree"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. désagrément disagreeable circumstance, disagreeableness.]
1. The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.
2. Unsuitableness; unadaptedness. [R.]
3. Difference of opinion or sentiment.
4. A falling out, or controversy; difference.
Syn.
– Difference; diversity; dissimilitude; unlikeness; discrepancy; variance; dissent; misunderstanding; dissension; division; dispute; jar; wrangle; discord.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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