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.
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(noun) a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
18 November 2024
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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.