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.
GLORIOLE
aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole
(noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gloriole (plural glorioles)
halo
Source: Wiktionary
Glo"ri*ole, n. Etym: [L. gloriola a small glory, dim. of gloria glory.]
Definition: An aureole. [R.] Msr. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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