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.
GORMAND
Noun
gormand (plural gormands)
Obsolete spelling of gourmand.
Anagrams
• drogman
Source: Wiktionary
Gor"mand, n. Etym: [F. gourmand; cf. Prov. F. gourmer to sip, to lap, gourmacher to eat improperly, F. gourme mumps, glanders, Icel. gormr mud, mire, Prov. E. gorm to smear, daub; all perh. akin to E. gore blood, filth. Cf. Gourmand.]
Definition: A greedy or ravenous eater; a luxurious feeder; a gourmand.
Gor"mand, a.
Definition: Gluttonous; voracious. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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