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.
ASIATIC
Asian, Asiatic
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; “Asian countries”
Asian, Asiatic
(noun) a native or inhabitant of Asia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
A`si*at"ic, a. Etym: [L. Asiaticus, Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants.
– n.
Definition: A native, or one of the people, of Asia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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