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.
SURA
calf, sura
(noun) the muscular back part of the shank
sura
(noun) one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; “the Quran is divided in 114 suras”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Sura (plural Suras)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sura is the 21439th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1219 individuals. Sura is most common among White (52.34%), Hispanic/Latino (28.06%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.97%) individuals.
Anagrams
• -saur, Ruas, URAs, USAR, saur
Etymology 1
Noun
sura (plural suras or suwar)
Any of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an.
Etymology 2
Noun
sura (uncountable)
The sap of the palmyra or of the coconut palm, palm wine.
Anagrams
• -saur, Ruas, URAs, USAR, saur
Source: Wiktionary
Su"ra, n. Etym: [Ar., a step, a degree.]
Definition: One of the sections or chapters of the Koran, which are one hundred and fourteen in number.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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