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.
SOUTHER
Etymology
Adjective
souther
comparative form of south; southern
Noun
souther (plural southers)
A strong wind from the south
Verb
souther (third-person singular simple present southers, present participle southering, simple past and past participle southered)
To move toward the south.
(Scotland, dialect) To fix; remedy; put to rights.
Anagrams
• Suethor, rouseth, shouter, soureth
Proper noun
Souther (plural Southers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Souther is the 12250th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2539 individuals. Souther is most common among White (95.59%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Suethor, rouseth, shouter, soureth
Source: Wiktionary
South"er, n.
Definition: A strong wind, gale, or storm from the south.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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