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.
HARPISTS
Noun
harpists
plural of harpist
Anagrams
• ship rats, starship, tsarship
Source: Wiktionary
HARPIST
Harp"ist, n. Etym: [Gf. F. harpiste.]
Definition: A player on the harp; a harper. W. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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