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.
PREDICAMENTS
Noun
predicaments
plural of predicament
Source: Wiktionary
PREDICAMENT
Pre*dic"a*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prédicament, L. praedicamentum. See Predicate.]
1. A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or condition. "O woeful sympathy; piteous predicament!" Shak.
2. (Logic)
Definition: See Category.
Syn.
– Category; condition; state; plight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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