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.
RAVER
ranter, raver
(noun) someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
raver
(noun) a participant in a rave dancing party
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Raver (plural Ravers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Raver is the 22216th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1161 individuals. Raver is most common among White (95.18%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
raver (plural ravers)
A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture.
A person who raves or rants.
Source: Wiktionary
Rav"er, n.
Definition: One who raves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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