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.
LIONEL
Etymology
Noun
lionel (plural lionels)
The whelp of a lioness; a young lion.
Anagrams
• O'Neill, loline, niello, nollie
Etymology
Proper noun
Lionel
A male given name from Latin of mostly British usage.
Anagrams
• O'Neill, loline, niello, nollie
Source: Wiktionary
Li"on*el, n. Etym: [OF., dim. of lion.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The whelp of a lioness; a young lion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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