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.
THRENODE
Noun
threnode (plural threnodes)
A threne, or threnody; a dirge; a funeral song.
Anagrams
• dethrone, enhorted, other end
Source: Wiktionary
Thren"ode, n.
Definition: A threne, or threnody; a dirge; a funeral song.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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