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.
ACTIONIST
Etymology
Noun
actionist (plural actionists)
(business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.
(art) One taking part in the actionism movement.
Synonyms
• actionary
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Ac"tion*a*ry, Ac"tion*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. actionnaire.] (Com.)
Definition: A shareholder in joint-stock company. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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