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.
PERISTYLE
peristyle
(noun) a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peristyle (plural peristyles)
A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc, or the yard enclosed by such columns. [from 17th c.]
A porch surrounded by columns. [from 17th c.]
(voodoo) A sacred roofed courtyard with a central pillar (the potomitan), used as a space for voodoo ceremonies, either alone or as an adjunct to an enclosed temple or altar-room.
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Source: Wiktionary
Per"i*style, n. Etym: [L. peristylum, Gr. péristyle.] (Arch.)
Definition: A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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