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.
RINGMASTER
ringmaster
(noun) the person in charge of performances in a circus ring
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ringmaster (plural ringmasters)
The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.
Verb
ringmaster (third-person singular simple present ringmasters, present participle ringmastering, simple past and past participle ringmastered)
To act as ringmaster.
(figurative) To control (a group of people).
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Source: Wiktionary
Ring"mas`ter, n.
Definition: One in charge of the performances (as of horses) within the ring in a circus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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