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.
UNHALLOWS
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unhallows
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unhallow
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UNHALLOW
Un*hal"low, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hallow.]
Definition: To profane; to desecrate. The vanity unhallows the virtue. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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