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.
BEWITCHER
Etymology
Noun
bewitcher (plural bewitchers)
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*witch"er, n.
Definition: One who bewitches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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