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.
ITALA
It"a*la, n. Etym: [Fem. of L. Italus Italian.]
Definition: An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the Italic version).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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