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.
SKILLION
Etymology 1
Noun
skillion (plural skillions)
(architecture) A room built against the back of another building, having a separate roof.
Synonyms
• lean-to
Etymology 2
Noun
skillion (plural skillions)
Any indefinitely large number.
Synonyms
• See also zillion.
Anagrams
• Killions, killions
Source: Wiktionary
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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