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.
UNIQUES
Noun
uniques
plural of unique
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UNIQUE
U*nique", a. Etym: [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One.]
Definition: Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.
– U*nique"ly, adv.
– U*nique"ness, n.
U*nique", n.
Definition: A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled. [R.] The phenix, the unique pf birds. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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