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.
LODEN
Etymology
Noun
loden (plural lodens)
A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
A dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.
Adjective
loden (comparative more loden, superlative most loden)
Of a dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.
Anagrams
• Eldon, olden
Proper noun
Loden (plural Lodens)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Loden is the 16544th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1735 individuals. Loden is most common among White (94.58%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Eldon, olden
Source: Wiktionary
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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