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.
PHOEBE
phoebe, phoebe bird, Sayornis phoebe
(noun) small dun-colored North American flycatcher
Phoebe
(noun) (Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon
five, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Phoebe
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
(Greek god) A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
(Greek god) An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above).
(Greek god) An epithet and synonym for Artemis; Phoebe Artemis, after her maternal grandmother, Phoebe (see above).
(astronomy) The 14th moon of Saturn.
Anagrams
• behope, ephebo
Noun
phoebe (plural phoebes)
Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
Anagrams
• behope, ephebo
Source: Wiktionary
Phoe"be, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The pewee, or pewit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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