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.
UNCURSE
Etymology
Verb
uncurse (third-person singular simple present uncurses, present participle uncursing, simple past and past participle uncursed)
(transitive) To remove a curse from.
Anagrams
• sun cure, uncures
Source: Wiktionary
Un*curse", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + curse.]
Definition: To free from a curse or an execration. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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