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.
URDU
Urdu
(noun) the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ur"du, n. Etym: [Hind. urdu.]
Definition: The language more generally called Hindoostanee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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