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.
FEER
Etymology 1
Adjective
feer (comparative more feer, superlative most feer)
Alternative form of fear (“able, capable”)
Etymology 2
Noun
feer (plural feers)
Alternative form of fere (“companion, friend, mate”)
Anagrams
• -free, Free, fere, free, reef
Source: Wiktionary
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