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.
SANITIES
Noun
sanities
plural of sanity
Anagrams
• isatines, sanitise, teniasis
Source: Wiktionary
SANITY
San"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. saniras, from sanus sound, healthy. See Sane.]
Definition: The condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind; saneness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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