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.
SECESH
Etymology
Shortening.
Adjective
secesh
(US, informal, historical) Secessionist, supportive of the Confederacy during the United States Civil War.
Noun
secesh (plural seceshes or secesh)
(US, informal, historical) A secessionist, a supporter of the Confederacy during the United States Civil War.
Anagrams
• Esches, chesse
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