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.
MIDHEAVEN
Mid"heav`en, n.
1. The midst or middle of heaven or the sky.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: The meridian, or middle line of the heavens; the point of the ecliptic on the meridian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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