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.
SEVENTY
seventy, lxx
(adjective) being ten more than sixty
seventy, LXX
(noun) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Numeral
seventy
The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.
Synonyms
• Arabic numerals: 70
• Roman numerals: LXX
Proper noun
Seventy
The translators of the Septuagint
Source: Wiktionary
Sev"en*ty, a. Etym: [AS. hund-seofontig. See Seven, and Ten, and cf. Seventeen, Sixty.]
Definition: Seven times ten; one more than sixty-nine.
Sev"en*ty, n.; pl. Seventies (.
1. The sum of seven times ten; seventy units or objects.
2. A symbol representing seventy units, as 70, or lxx. The Seventy, the translators of the Greek version of the Old Testament called the Septuagint. See Septuagint.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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