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.
TIRADE
tirade, philippic, broadside
(noun) a speech of violent denunciation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tirade (plural tirades)
A long, angry or violent speech; a diatribe.
A section of verse concerning a single theme; a laisse.
Synonyms
• (speech): diatribe, rant
• (section of verse): laisse
• See also diatribe
Verb
tirade (third-person singular simple present tirades, present participle tirading, simple past and past participle tiraded)
To make a long, angry or violent speech, a tirade.
Anagrams
• Atreid, airted, atride, tradie
Source: Wiktionary
Ti*rade", n. Etym: [F., fr. It. tirada, properly, a pulling; hence, a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade, fr. tirare to draw; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to redn. See Tear to rend, and cf. Tire to tear.]
Definition: A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language. Here he delivers a violent tirade against persons who profess to know anything about angels. Quarterly Review.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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