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.
SULTAN
sultan, grand Turk
(noun) the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sultan
(historical) The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Indonesia and in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
(card games) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
Anagrams
• Naults, unlast
Proper noun
Sultan
A surname.
A glacier in Antarctica
A village in Azerbaijan
A coastal town in Libya
An unincorporated community in Ontario
A town, village and mountain range in Turkey
A city and river in Washington
Anagrams
• Naults, unlast
Source: Wiktionary
Sul"tan, n. Etym: [F. sultan (cf. Sp. soldan, It. sultano, soldano), Ar. sultan sultan, dominion. Cf. Soldan.]
Definition: A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; -- officially so called. Sultan flower. (Bot.) See Sweet sultan, under Sweet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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