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.
RINE
Etymology 1
Verb
rine (third-person singular simple present rines, present participle rining, simple past and past participle rined)
(transitive) To touch.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To concern; affect.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To pertain to; fall to.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To tend to a certain effect or outcome.
Etymology 2
Noun
rine (plural rines)
(UK dialectal) A watercourse or ditch.
Etymology 3
Noun
rine (plural rines)
Alternative form of rind
Anagrams
• Erin, N.Ire., in re, rein
Proper noun
Rine (plural Rines)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rine is the 12961st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2370 individuals. Rine is most common among White (94.26%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Erin, N.Ire., in re, rein
Source: Wiktionary
Rine, n.
Definition: See Rind. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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