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.
SAROSES
Noun
saroses
plural of saros
Anagrams
• Rosases, Ross Sea, serosas
Source: Wiktionary
SAROS
Sa"ros, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Astron)
Definition: A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years. Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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