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.
DISRANKING
Verb
disranking
present participle of disrank
Source: Wiktionary
DISRANK
Dis*rank" (; see Dis-), v. t. Etym: [Cf. Derange.]
1. To degrade from rank. [Obs.]
2. To throw out of rank or into confusion. Decker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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