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.
MONOMACHY
Etymology
Noun
monomachy (plural monomachies)
(now rare) A fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Mon`o*ma"chi*a, Mo*nom"a*chy, n. Etym: [L. monomachia, Gr.
Definition: A duel; single combat. "The duello or monomachia." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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