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.
PSALMING
Verb
psalming
present participle of psalm
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• Lampings, sampling
Source: Wiktionary
PSALM
Psalm, n. Etym: [OE. psalm, salm, AS. sealm, L. psalmus, psalma, fr. Gr. psalme, salme, F. psaume.]
1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. Humus devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly. Milton.
2. Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
Psalm, v. t.
Definition: To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises. Sylvester.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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