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.
PROMULGATES
Verb
promulgates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of promulgate
Source: Wiktionary
PROMULGATE
Pro*mul"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promulgated; p. pr. & vb. n. Promulgating.] Etym: [L. promulgatus, p. p. of promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. Promulge.]
Definition: To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council.
Syn.
– To publish; declare; proclaim. See Announce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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