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.
LISBON
Lisbon, Lisboa, capital of Portugal
(noun) capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Lis"bon, n.
Definition: A sweet, light-colored species of wine, produced in the province of Estremadura, and so called as being shipped from Lisbon, in Portugal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AUDACIOUS
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