Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
AUGUSTINIAN
Augustinian
(noun) a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Au*gus"tine, Au`gus*tin"i*an, n. (Eccl.)
Definition: A member of one of the religious orders called after St. Augustine; an Austin friar.
Au`gus*tin"i*an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines. Augustinian canons, an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; -- called also regular canons of St. Austin, and black canons.
– Augustinian hermits or Austin friars, an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
– Augustinian nuns, an order of nuns following the rule of St. Augustine.
– Augustinian rule, a rule for religious communities based upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the Augustinian orders.
Au`gus*tin"i*an, n.
Definition: One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine, maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and creatively, not relatively and conditionally.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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