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.
MONIAL
Etymology 1
Noun
monial (plural monials)
(obsolete, architecture) A mullion. [14th-19th c.]
Etymology 2
Noun
monial (plural monials)
(Christianity, now rare) A nun, especially one dedicated to an enclosed order. [from 14th c.]
Anagrams
• Maolin, Molina, aminol, lamino-, nomial, oilman
Source: Wiktionary
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