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.
GATELEG
Etymology
Noun
gateleg (plural gatelegs)
(furniture) A table leg, set into a frame in the form of a gate, that may be swung back to allow a leaf to hang down.
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EVANGELICAL
(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
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