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.
rubin (plural rubins)
(obsolete) A ruby.
• Bruni, Burin, bruin, burin
Rubin
A male given name from Hebrew, of rather rare usage, variant of Reuben.
A surname.
• Bruni, Burin, bruin, burin
Source: Wiktionary
Ru"bin, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. rubinus, It. rubino. See Ruby.]
Definition: A ruby. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 April 2025
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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.