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.
UNHELING
Verb
unheling
present participle of unhele
Source: Wiktionary
UNHELE
Un*hele", n.
Definition: Same as Unheal, n. [Obs.]
Un*hele", v. t. Etym: [AS. unhelian. See 1st Un-, and Hele to cover.]
Definition: To uncover. [Obs.] Spenser. Marston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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