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.
STABLISHES
Verb
stablishes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stablish
Source: Wiktionary
STABLISH
Stab"lish, v. t. Etym: [Aphetic form of establish.]
Definition: To settle permanently in a state; to make firm; to establish; to fix. [Obs.] 2 Sam. vii. 13.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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