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.
PATRICK
Patrick, Saint Patrick, St. Patrick
(noun) Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Patrick
A male given name from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint.
An English patronymic surname.
A village in Queensland, Australia; named for Patrick Creek, itself for Patrick, an Aboriginal assistant to Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police.
A parish of the Isle of Man.
A town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.
An unincorporated community in Nevada, United States; named for rancher Patrick McCarran.
Anagrams
• Partick, tripack
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