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.
RUES
Noun
rues
plural of rue
Verb
rues
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rue
Anagrams
• ERUs, Ersu, Reus, Ruse, US'er, ruse, suer, sure, ures, user
Proper noun
Rues
plural of Rue
Anagrams
• ERUs, Ersu, Reus, Ruse, US'er, ruse, suer, sure, ures, user
Source: Wiktionary
RUE
Rue, n. Etym: [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. r.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. Milton. They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. Jer. Taylor.
2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. Goat's rue. See under Goat.
– Rue anemone, a pretty springtime flower (Thalictrum anemonides) common in the United States.
– Wall rue, a little fern (Asplenium Ruta-muraria) common on walls in Europe.
Rue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rued; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruing.] Etym: [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hreówan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel. hruggr grieved, hrugedh sorrow. sq. root 18. Cf. Ruth.]
1. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. Chaucer. I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. Chapmen. Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues. Milton.
2. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] "God wot, it rueth me." Chaucer.
3. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. [Prov. Eng.]
Rue, v. i.
1. To have compassion. [Obs.] God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue. Chaucer. Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them. Ridley.
2. To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue. Chaucer. Old year, we'll dearly rue for you. Tennyson.
Rue, n. Etym: [AS. hreów. See Rue, v. t.]
Definition: Sorrow; repetance. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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