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.
GYM
gymnasium, gym
(noun) athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
gym (plural gyms)
Clipping of gymnasium.
(uncountable) clipping of gymnastics. (often as sense 4)
(weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise.
physical education class
Synonyms
• (sports facility for exercise): fitness center, health club, sports club
Verb
gym (third-person singular simple present gyms, present participle gyming, simple past and past participle gymed)
(intransitive) To go to the gym.
Anagrams
• YGM
Source: Wiktionary
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FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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