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.
SEPTENNATE
Etymology
Noun
septennate (plural septennates)
A period of seven years.
Source: Wiktionary
Sep*ten"nate, n. Etym: [F. septennat.]
Definition: A period of seven years; as, the septennate during which the President of the French Republic holds office.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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