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.
RUBIFIES
Verb
rubifies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rubify
Source: Wiktionary
RUBIFY
Ru"bi*fy, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. rubéfier. See Rubific.]
Definition: To redden. [R.] "Waters rubifying." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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