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.
HOSANNAH
Noun
hosannah (plural hosannahs)
Alternative spelling of hosanna
Verb
hosannah (third-person singular simple present hosannahs, present participle hosannahing, simple past and past participle hosannahed)
Alternative spelling of hosanna
Source: Wiktionary
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