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.
ZULUS
Noun
Zulus
plural of Zulu
Source: Wiktionary
Zu"lus, n. pl.; sing. Zulu (. (Ethnol.)
Definition: The most important tribe belonging to the Kaffir race. They inhabit a region on the southeast coast of Africa, but formerly occupied a much more extensive country. They are noted for their warlike disposition, courage, and military skill.
ZULU
Zu"lu, n. [Also Zooloo.]
1. Any member of the tribe of Zulus; a Zulu-Kaffir. See Zulus.
2. (Philol.) One of the most important members of the South African, or Bantu, family of languages, spoken partly in Natal and partly in Zululand, but understood, and more or less in use, over a wide territory, at least as far north as the Zambezi; -- called also Zulu- Kaffir.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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