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.
STAUNCHING
Verb
staunching
present participle of staunch
Noun
staunching (plural staunchings)
The act by which something is staunched or stopped.
(obsolete) A stanchion.
Anagrams
• chauntings
Source: Wiktionary
STAUNCH
Staunch, Staunch"ly, Staunch"ness, etc.
Definition: See Stanch, Stanchly, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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