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.
WHOREHOUSE
whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house
(noun) a building where prostitutes are available
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
whorehouse (plural whorehouses)
(vulgar) Brothel.
Synonyms
• See also brothel
Hypernyms
• house
Source: Wiktionary
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