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.
DYNASTIES
Noun
dynasties
plural of dynasty
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DYNASTY
Dy"nas*ty, n.; pl. Dynasties. Etym: [Gr. dynastie dynasty. See Dynast.]
1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. Johnson.
2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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