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.
AUTONOMASY
Au`to*nom"a*sy, n. Etym: [Auto- + Gr. antonomasia.] (Rhet.)
Definition: The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing; as, "He has gone to town," for, "He has gone to London."
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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