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.
ESPIAL
detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting
(noun) the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
espial (countable and uncountable, plural espials)
Act of noticing or observing.
The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery.
(obsolete) A spy; a scout.
Anagrams
• epsila, lipase, plaise
Source: Wiktionary
Es*pi"al, n. Etym: [OE. & Norm. F. espiaille. See Espy.]
1. The act of espying; notice; discovery. Screened from espial by the jutting cape. Byron.
2. One who espies; a spy; a scout. [Obs.] "Their espials . . . brought word." Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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