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.
OUTLUSTRE
Etymology
Verb
outlustre (third-person singular simple present outlustres, present participle outlustring, simple past and past participle outlustred)
(poetic, transitive) To surpass in brightness or lustre; to outshine.
Source: Wiktionary
Out*lus"ter, Out*lus"tre, v. t.
Definition: To excel in brightness or luster. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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