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.
HISPANIC
Hispanic, Latino
(adjective) related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture; “the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
His*pan"ic, a. Etym: [L. Hispanicus.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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