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.
XYSTS
Noun
xysts
plural of xyst
Source: Wiktionary
XYST
Xyst, Xys"tus, n. Etym: [L. xystus, Gr. (Anc. Arch.)
Definition: A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in stormy weather.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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