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.
HANDMAIDEN
handmaid, handmaiden
(noun) a personal maid or female attendant
handmaid, handmaiden, servant
(noun) in a subordinate position; “theology should be the handmaiden of ethics”; “the state cannot be a servant of the church”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
handmaiden (plural handmaidens)
Alternative form of handmaid
Source: Wiktionary
Hand"maid", Hand"maiden, n.
Definition: A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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