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.
FAKIRS
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fakirs
plural of fakir
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FAKIR
Fa"kir, n. Etym: [Ar. faqir poor.]
Definition: An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk. [Written also faquir anf fakeer.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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