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.
SHRIVERS
Noun
shrivers
plural of shriver
Proper noun
Shrivers
plural of Shriver
Source: Wiktionary
SHRIVER
Shriv"er, n.
Definition: One who shrives; a confessor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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