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.
TITULARS
Noun
titulars
plural of titular
Anagrams
• altruist, ultraist
Source: Wiktionary
TITULAR
Tit"u*lar, a. Etym: [F. titulaire, fr. L. titulus. See Title.]
Definition: Existing in title or name only; nominal; having the title to an office or dignity without discharging its appropriate duties; as, a titular prince. If these magnificent titles yet remain Not merely titular. Milton. Titular bishop. See under Bishop.
Tit"u*lar, n.
Definition: A titulary. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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