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.
WHITELIST
Etymology
Noun
whitelist (plural whitelists)
(legal) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.
Antonyms
• blacklist
Verb
whitelist (third-person singular simple present whitelists, present participle whitelisting, simple past and past participle whitelisted)
(transitive) To place on a whitelist; to mark or note a person or entity as trustworthy or acceptable.
Source: Wiktionary
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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