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.
SOLEMNISE
solemnize, solemnise
(verb) make solemn and grave; “This ceremony solemnized our hearts”
solemnize, solemnise
(verb) perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies
solemnize, solemnise
(verb) observe or perform with dignity or gravity; “The King solemnized this day of morning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
solemnise (third-person singular simple present solemnises, present participle solemnising, simple past and past participle solemnised)
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of solemnize.
Anagrams
• Leonesism, Seminoles
Source: Wiktionary
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