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.
BONIFACE
host, innkeeper, boniface
(noun) the owner or manager of an inn
Boniface, Saint Boniface, St. Boniface, Winfred, Wynfrith, Apostle of Germany
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
boniface (plural bonifaces)
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant.
An innkeeper.
Etymology
Proper noun
Boniface
A male given name from Latin of mainly historical use.
Source: Wiktionary
Bon"i*face, n. Etym: [From the sleek, jolly landlord in Farquhar's comedy of "The Beaux' Stratagem."]
Definition: An innkeeper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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