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.
PROLUSION
prolusion, tune-up, warm-up
(noun) exercising in preparation for strenuous activity
foreword, preface, prolusion
(noun) a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prolusion (plural prolusions)
A trial before the principal performance; a prelude.
An introductory essay.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*lu"sion, n. Etym: [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It. prolusione.]
Definition: A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or exercise. "Domestic prolusions." Thackeray. Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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