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.
FOREDOOMS
Verb
foredooms
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foredoom
Source: Wiktionary
FOREDOOM
Fore*doom", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Foredeem.]
Definition: To doom beforehand; to predestinate. Thou art foredomed to view the Stygian state. Dryden.
Fore"doom`, n.
Definition: Doom or sentence decreed in advance. "A dread foredoom ringing in the ears of the guilty adult." Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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