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.
SCINTILLA
scintilla
(noun) a sparkling glittering particle
shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge
(noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scintilla (plural scintillae or scintillas)
A small spark or flash.
(figuratively) A small or trace amount.
Synonym: Thesaurus:modicum
Anagrams
• Scillitan
Source: Wiktionary
Scin*til"la, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle. R. North.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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