Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be āsatanic.ā However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
POTE
Proper noun
Pote (plural Potes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pote is the 27869th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 861 individuals. Pote is most common among White (92.22%) individuals.
Anagrams
• -tope, Tope, poet, poĆ«t, tope
Etymology
Verb
pote (third-person singular simple present potes, present participle poting, simple past and past participle poted)
(obsolete) To push, thrust.
To poke (with a stick etc.).
Anagrams
• -tope, Tope, poet, poĆ«t, tope
Source: Wiktionary
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; āa critical readingā; āa critical dissertationā; āa critical analysis of Melvilleās writingsā
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