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.
STUPA
stupa, tope
(noun) a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
stupa (plural stupas)
(Buddhism) A dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics of the Lord Buddha.
Etymology 2
Noun
stupa (plural stupas)
A stupe (medicated cloth or sponge).
Anagrams
• Tupas, patus, pusta, sat up, sputa, tapus
Source: Wiktionary
Stu"pa (stoo"pa), n. Etym: [Skr. stupa.]
Definition: A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha.
Stu"pa (stu"pa), n. Etym: [L.] (Med.)
Definition: See 1st Stupe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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