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.
FINISHERS
Noun
finishers
plural of finisher
Source: Wiktionary
FINISHER
Fin"ish*er, n.
1. One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects; esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for the workman who gives a finishing touch to the work, or any part of it, and brings it to perfection. O prophet of glad tidings, finisher Of utmost hope! Milton.
2. Something that gives the finishing touch to, or settles, anything. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RELEGATION
(noun) mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; “he has been relegated to a post in Siberia”
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