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.
ELEGY
elegy, lament
(noun) a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
elegy (plural elegies)
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]
(music) A composition of mournful character.
Synonyms
• dirge, threnody
Coordinate terms
• requiem – a piece of music played at a mass for the dead
Anagrams
• lyege
Source: Wiktionary
El"e*gy, n.; pl. Elegies. Etym: [L. elegia, Gr.
Definition: A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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