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.
JUNTA
Etymology
Noun
junta (plural juntas)
A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.
The ruling council of a military dictatorship.
Anagrams
• jantu, jaunt
Source: Wiktionary
Jun"ta, n.; pl. Juntas. Etym: [Sp., fr. L. junctus joined, p. p. of jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Junto.]
Definition: A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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