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.
KABALA
Kabbalah, Kabbala, Kabala, Cabbalah, Cabbala, Cabala, Qabbalah, Qabbala
(noun) an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah
(noun) an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
kabala
Alternative spelling of Kabballah
Source: Wiktionary
Kab"a*la, n.
Definition: See Cabala.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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