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.
MASCOT
mascot
(noun) a character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Mascot
A suburb of southeastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Anagrams
• catoms, comast, comsat
Etymology
Noun
mascot (plural mascots)
something thought to bring good luck
something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group
Anagrams
• catoms, comast, comsat
Source: Wiktionary
Mas"cot, Mas"cotte, n. Etym: [Through French fr. Pr. mascot a little sorcerer or magician, mascotto witchcraft, sorcery.]
Definition: A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AGITATION
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