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.
OUTPRAY
Etymology
Verb
outpray (third-person singular simple present outprays, present participle outpraying, simple past and past participle outprayed)
(transitive) To exceed or surpass in prayer.
Source: Wiktionary
Out*pray", v. t.
Definition: To exceed or excel in prayer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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