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.
NOYES
Noyes, Alfred Noyes
(noun) English poet (1880-1958)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Noyes
A patronymic surname derived from Noah.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Noyes is the 3,666th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9,710 individuals. Noyes is most common among White (93.29%) individuals.
Anagrams
• 'oneys, Oyens, nosey, noyse, seyon, yes-no
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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