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.
ECONOMISTS
Noun
economists
plural of economist
Source: Wiktionary
ECONOMIST
E*con"o*mist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. Ă©conomiste.]
1. One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste. "Economists even to parsimony." Burke.
2. One who is conversant with political economy; a student of economics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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29 November 2024
POPULATED
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
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