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.
MAIGRES
Noun
maigres
plural of maigre
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Source: Wiktionary
MAIGRE
Mai"gre, a. Etym: [F. See Meager.]
Definition: Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a maigre day. Walpole. Maigre food (R. C. Ch.), food allowed to be eaten on fast days.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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