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.
TIARAS
Noun
tiaras
plural of tiara
Anagrams
• Arista, Aritas, Ataris, Atiras, Sarita, aartis, arista, ataris, raitas, riatas, tairas, tarais, tarsia
Source: Wiktionary
TIARA
Ti*a"ra, n. Etym: [L., from Gr.
1. A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over.
2. The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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