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.
FRIEDCAKE
friedcake
(noun) small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
friedcake (plural friedcakes)
(US) A small deep-fried pastry
Source: Wiktionary
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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