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.
principia pl (plural only)
(archaic) first principles; elementary material
Source: Wiktionary
Prin*cip"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [L. principium. See Principle.]
Definition: First principles; fundamental beginnings; elements; as. Newton's Principia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2024
(verb) summon to return; “The ambassador was recalled to his country”; “The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession”
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.