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.
PONTUS
Pontus
(noun) an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire
Pontus, Pontos
(noun) (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
30 May 2025
FOREHAND
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
Coffee Trivia
