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.
LEVITES
Noun
Levites
plural of Levite
Anagrams
• evilest, lievest, veilest, velites
Source: Wiktionary
LEVITE
Le"vite, n. Etym: [L. Levites, Gr. Levi, one of the sons of Jacob.]
1. (Bib. Hist.)
Definition: One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; esp., one subordinate to the priests (who were of the same tribe) and employed in various duties connected with the tabernacle first, and afterward the temple, such as the care of the building, bringing of wood and other necessaries for the sacrifices, the music of the services, etc.
2. A priest; so called in contempt or ridicule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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