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.
PAPE
Noun
pape (plural papes)
painted bunting
Anagrams
• Apep, PEAP
Etymology
Noun
Pape (plural Papes)
(chiefly, Scotland, Ireland, pejorative) A Roman Catholic; a Papist.
Anagrams
• Apep, PEAP
Source: Wiktionary
Pape, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pape, fr. L. papa. See Pope.]
Definition: A spiritual father; specifically, the pope. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
22 February 2025
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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