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.
BEATIFICATION
beatification
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
beatification
(noun) the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
blessedness, beatitude, beatification
(noun) a state of supreme happiness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
beatification (countable and uncountable, plural beatifications)
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. béatification.]
Definition: The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization. "The beatification of his spirit." Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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