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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THOROUGH
Thor"ough, prep. Etym: [See Through.]
Definition: Through. [Obs.] Spenser. Shak.
Thor"ough, a.
1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.]
2. Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.
Thor"ough, adv.
1. Thoroughly. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chaucer.
2. Through. [Obs.] Shak.
Thor"ough, n.
Definition: A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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