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.
PUNCTOS
Noun
punctos
plural of puncto
Source: Wiktionary
PUNCTO
Punc"to, n. Etym: [See Punto.]
1. A nice point of form or ceremony. Bacon.
2. A term applied to the point in fencing. Farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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