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.
DISSERTS
Verb
disserts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissert
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Source: Wiktionary
DISSERT
Dis*sert", v. i. Etym: [L. dissertus, p. p. of disserere; dis- + serere to join, connect: cf. F. disserter. See Series.]
Definition: To discourse or dispute; to discuss. [R.] We have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary. Jeffrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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