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.
VOCIFERATE
vociferate, shout out
(verb) utter in a very loud voice; “They vociferated their demands”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
vociferate (third-person singular simple present vociferates, present participle vociferating, simple past and past participle vociferated)
(intransitive) To cry out with vehemence
Synonyms: exclaim, bawl, clamor
(transitive) To utter with a loud voice; to shout out.
Source: Wiktionary
Vo*cif"er*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. vociferatus, p. p. vociferari to vociferate; vox, vocis, voice + ferre to bear. See Voice, and Bear to carry.]
Definition: To cry out with vehemence; to exclaim; to bawl; to clamor. Cowper.
Vo*cif"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vociferated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vociferating.]
Definition: To utter with a loud voice; to shout out. Though he may vociferate the word liberty. V. Knox.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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