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.
GIVER
donor, giver, presenter, bestower, conferrer
(noun) person who makes a gift of property
giver
(noun) someone who devotes himself completely; “there are no greater givers than those who give themselves”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
giver (plural givers)
One who gives; a donor or contributor.
Synonyms
• See Thesaurus:giver
Antonyms
• See Thesaurus:taker
Anagrams
• Viger, virge
Source: Wiktionary
Giv"er, n.
Definition: One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes. It is the giver, and not the gift, that engrosses the heart of the Christian. Kollock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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