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.
VERSICLE
versicle
(noun) a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
versicle (plural versicles)
In poetry and songs, particularly hymns, one of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse.
In liturgy, the verse said by the officiant.
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"si*cle, n. Etym: [L. versiculus, dim. of versus. See Verse.]
Definition: A little verse; especially, a short verse or text said or sung in public worship by the priest or minister, and followed by a response from the people. The psalms were in number fifteen, . . . being digested into versicles. Strype.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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