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.
SOLON
statesman, solon, national leader
(noun) a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Solon
An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC).
A city in Iowa.
A town in Maine.
A town in New York.
A city in Ohio.
Anagrams
• Olson, loons, snool
Etymology
Noun
solon (plural solons)
A wise legislator or lawgiver.
Any legislator.
Anagrams
• Olson, loons, snool
Source: Wiktionary
So"lon, n.
Definition: A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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