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.
HANSEL
Noun
hansel (plural hansels)
Alternative form of handsel
Verb
hansel (third-person singular simple present hansels, present participle hanseling or hanselling, simple past and past participle hanseled or hanselled)
Alternative form of handsel
Anagrams
• Hanels, Lehans, Leshan, halsen, lanseh
Proper noun
Hansel
An Anglicised spelling of the German given name Hänsel. English equivalent: Johnny.
A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
Anagrams
• Hanels, Lehans, Leshan, halsen, lanseh
Source: Wiktionary
Han"sel, n. & v.
Definition: See Handsel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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