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.
DUCES
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duces
plural of dux
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Duces
plural of Duce
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DUX
Dux, n. Etym: [L., leader.] (Mus.)
Definition: The scholastic name for the theme or subject of a fugue, the answer being called the comes, or companion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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