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.
SACRING
Etymology
Noun
sacring (countable and uncountable, plural sacrings)
(archaic) consecration of the Eucharist.
(archaic) consecration of a person for holy office, usually a bishop or sovereign.
Verb
sacring
present participle of sacre
Anagrams
• arcings, carings, crasing, racings, scaring
Source: Wiktionary
Sac"ring,
Definition: a. & n. from Sacre. Sacring bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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