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.
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SOMBRENESS
Som"ber*ness, Som"bre*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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