Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
EVANGEL
Gospel, Gospels, evangel
(noun) the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ’s life and teachings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
evangel (plural evangels)
The Christian gospel.
A salutary principle relating to morals, politics, etc.
An evangelist.
Source: Wiktionary
E*van"gel, n. Etym: [F. Ă©vangile, L. evangelium, Gr. Eu-, and cf. Evangely.]
Definition: Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the gospel, or a gospel. Milton. Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel. Whittier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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