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.
ENSURING
Verb
ensuring
Present participle and gerund of ensure.
Anagrams
• unresign
Source: Wiktionary
ENSURE
En*sure", v. t.
1. To make sure. See Insure.
2. To betroth. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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