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.
SAMOA
Samoa, Samoan Islands
(noun) a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop
Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo
(noun) a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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