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.
ENTENTE
entente, entente cordiale
(noun) a friendly understanding between political powers
entente, entente cordiale
(noun) an informal alliance between countries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
entente (plural ententes)
An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Source: Wiktionary
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