Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be āsatanic.ā However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PARASCEVE
Noun
parasceve (plural parasceves)
Alternative form of Parasceve
Etymology
Noun
Parasceve (plural Parasceves)
(Christianity) The day of preparation before the (Jewish) Sabbath; Friday.
Source: Wiktionary
Par`a*sce"ve, n. Etym: [L., from Gr.
1. Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath. [Obs.] Mark xv. 42 (Douay ver.)
2. A preparation. [R.] Donne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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