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.
MAHRATTA
Maratha, Mahratta
(noun) a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Mah*rat"ta, n. Etym: [Hind. Marhata, Marhatta, the name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name Maha-rashtra.]
Definition: One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit.
– a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas. [Written also Maratha.]
Ma*ra"thi, Mah*rat"ta, n.
Definition: A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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