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.
PATRIOTS
Noun
patriots
plural of patriot
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• protista
Noun
Patriots
plural of Patriot
(US, sports) The New England Patriots, a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region.
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• protista
Source: Wiktionary
PATRIOT
Pa"tri*ot, n. Etym: [F. patriote; cf. Sp. patriota, It. patriotto; all fr. Gr. Father.]
Definition: One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests. Bp. Hall. Such tears as patriots shaed for dying laws. Pope.
Pa"tri*ot, a.
Definition: Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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