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.
KHALIF
caliph, calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah
(noun) the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; “many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
khalif (plural khalifs)
Alternative form of caliph
Source: Wiktionary
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