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.
GOBLET
chalice, goblet
(noun) a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
goblet
(noun) a drinking glass with a base and stem
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
goblet (plural goblets)
A drinking vessel with a foot and stem.
Synonyms
• chalice
Anagrams
• boglet
Source: Wiktionary
Gob"let, n. Etym: [F. gobelet, LL. gobeletus, gobellus; cf. L. cupa tub, cask. See Cupel.]
Definition: A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle. We love not loaded boards and goblets crowned. Denham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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