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.
EZEKIEL
Ezekiel, Ezechiel, Book of Ezekiel
(noun) an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel’s prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
Ezekiel, Ezechiel
(noun) a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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