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.
SIVA
Siva, Shiva
(noun) the auspicious one; a major divinity in the later Hindu pantheon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Si"va, n. Etym: [Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.] (Hindoo Myth.)
Definition: One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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