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.
MINAS
Noun
minas
plural of mina
Anagrams
• Imans, M'sian, Mansi, Msian, Naims, Nasim, amins, imans, mains, manis, nsima
Source: Wiktionary
MINA
Mi"na, n.; pl. L. Minæ, E. Minas. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Definition: An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.
Mi"na, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Myna.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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