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.
POZZOLANAS
Noun
pozzolanas
plural of pozzolana
Source: Wiktionary
POZZOLANA
Poz`zu*o*la"na, Poz`zo*la"*na, n. Etym: [It.]
Definition: Volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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