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.
MILITARIES
Noun
militaries
plural of military
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MILITARY
Mil"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. Shak.
2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. Bacon. Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.
– Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military superior. (b) An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction.
– Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.
Mil"i*ta*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. militaire.]
Definition: The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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