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.
MAHARAJAH
maharaja, maharajah
(noun) a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
maharajah (plural maharajahs)
Alternative spelling of maharaja
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*ha*ra"jah, n. Etym: [Skr. maharaja; mahat great + raja king.]
Definition: A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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