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.
ENLIGHTING
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enlighting
present participle of enlight
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ENLIGHT
En*light", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + light. Cf. Enlighten.]
Definition: To illumine; to enlighten. [R.] Which from the first has shone on ages past, Enlights the present, and shall warm the last. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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