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.
REMERCYING
Verb
remercying
present participle of remercy
Source: Wiktionary
REMERCY
Re*mer"cie, Re*mer"cy, v. t. Etym: [F. remercier; pref. re- re- + OF. mercier to thank, from OF. & F. merci. See Mercy.]
Definition: To thank. [Obs.] She him remercied as the patron of her life. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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