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.
SOLAN
solan, solan goose, solant goose, Sula bassana
(noun) very large white gannet with black wing tips
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
solan (plural solans)
solan goose
Anagrams
• Nosal, Sloan, Sơn La, loans, lonas, salon
Proper noun
Solan (plural Solans)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Solan is the 28940th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 821 individuals. Solan is most common among White (84.65%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Nosal, Sloan, Sơn La, loans, lonas, salon
Source: Wiktionary
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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