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.
DULCINEA
ladylove, dulcinea
(noun) a woman who is a man’s sweetheart
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dulcinea (plural dulcineas)
sweetheart, ladylove
Etymology
Noun
Dulcinea (plural Dulcineas)
(obsolete) A mistress; a sweetheart.
Source: Wiktionary
Dul*cin"e*a, n. Etym: [Sp., from Dulcinea del Toboso the mistress of the affections of Don Quixote.]
Definition: A mistress; a sweetheart. I must ever have some Dulcinea in my head. Sterne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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