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.
MICRONESIAN
Mi"cro*ne"sian, a. Etym: [From Micronesia, fr. Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the Carolines, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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