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.
FORNICATING
Verb
fornicating
present participle of fornicate
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FORNICATE
For"ni*cate, For"ni*ca`ted, a. Etym: [L. fornicatus, fr. fornix, - icis, an arch, vault.]
1. Vaulted like an oven or furnace; arched.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Arching over; overarched. Gray.
For"ni*cate, v. i. Etym: [L. fornicatus, p. p. of fornicari to fornicate, fr. fornix, -icis, a vault, a brothel in an underground vault.]
Definition: To commit fornication; to have unlawful sexual intercourse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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