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.
HASTENERS
Noun
hasteners
plural of hastener
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HASTENER
Has"ten*er, n.
1. One who hastens.
2. That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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