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.
RESIDING
Verb
residing
present participle of reside
Anagrams
• desiring, ringside
Source: Wiktionary
RESIDE
Re*side" (r-zd"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resided; p. pr. & vb. n. Residing.] Etym: [F. résider, L. residere; pref. re- re- + sedere to sit. See Sit. ]
1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time. At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana. Shak. In no fixed place the happy souls reside. Dryden.
2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element. In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth especially reside. Barrow.
3. To sink; to settle, as sediment. [Obs.] Boyle.
Syn.
– To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; domiciliate; domicile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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