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.
Fu*ne"bri*ous, a.
Definition: Funebrial. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 October 2024
(noun) a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person’s record)
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.