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.
UPHEAVALS
Noun
upheavals
plural of upheaval
Source: Wiktionary
UPHEAVAL
Up*heav"al, n.
Definition: The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust. Lubbock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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