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.
PYROS
Noun
pyros
plural of pyro
Anagrams
• prosy, syrop
Source: Wiktionary
PYRO
Pyro-, Pyr-. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Combining forms designating fire or heat; specifically (Chem.), used to imply an actual or theoretical derivative by the action of heat; as in pyrophosphoric, pyrosulphuric, pyrotartaric, pyrotungstic, etc.
Py"ro, n. (Photog.)
Definition: Abbreviation of pyrogallic acid. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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