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.
OVERMAN
Etymology 1
Noun
overman (plural overmen)
A person who supervises others; a supervisor, especially in a mine.
Synonyms
• foreman
Etymology 2
Noun
overman (plural overmen)
A person with great powers; a superman.
Etymology 3
Verb
overman (third-person singular simple present overmans, present participle overmanning, simple past and past participle overmanned)
To provide with too many personnel; overstaff.
Anagrams
• mavrone
Proper noun
Overman
A surname.
Anagrams
• mavrone
Source: Wiktionary
O"ver*man, n.; pl. -men.
1. One in authority over others; a chief; usually, an overseer or boss.
2. An arbiter.
3. In the philosophy of Nietzsche, a man of superior physique and powers capable of dominating others; one fitted to survive in an egoistic struggle for the mastery.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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