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.
ZIKKURAT
ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat
(noun) a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
zikkurat (plural zikkurats)
Alternative spelling of ziggurat
Source: Wiktionary
Zik"ku*rat, n.
Definition: A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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