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.
FIRESTORM
firestorm
(noun) an outburst of controversy; “the incident triggered a political firestorm”
firestorm
(noun) a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
firestorm (plural firestorms)
A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
(figurative) An intense or violent altercation.
Synonyms
• conflagration
Anagrams
• reformist, restiform
Source: Wiktionary
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