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.
LADIFY
Etymology
Verb
ladify (third-person singular simple present ladifies, present participle ladifying, simple past and past participle ladified)
(obsolete) To make a lady of; to make ladylike.
Source: Wiktionary
La"di*fy, v. t. Etym: [Lady + -fy.]
Definition: To make a lady of; to make ladylike. [Obs.] Massinger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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