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.
SIMULARS
Noun
simulars
plural of simular
Anagrams
• surmisal
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SIMULAR
Sim"u*lar, n. Etym: [Cf. L. simulator, F. simulateur. See Simulate.]
Definition: One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender. [Obs.] Shak. Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars, and painted sepulchers. Tyndale.
Sim"u*lar, a.
Definition: False; specious; counterfeit. [R. & Obs.] "Thou simular man of virtue." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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