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.
ADESSENARIAN
Ad*es`se*na"ri*an, n. Etym: [Formed fr. L. adesse to be present; ad + esse to be.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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