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.
HARKENING
Verb
harkening
present participle of harken
Noun
harkening (plural harkenings)
The act of one who harkens or listens.
Anagrams
• hankering
Source: Wiktionary
HARKEN
Hark"en, v. t. & i.
Definition: To hearken. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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