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.
GYRATING
Verb
gyrating
present participle of gyrate
Source: Wiktionary
GYRATE
Gy"rate, a. Etym: [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.]
Definition: Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.
Gy"rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gyrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating.] Etym: [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.]
Definition: To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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