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.
CHARISMS
Noun
charisms
plural of charism
Source: Wiktionary
CHARISM
Cha"rism, n. Etym: [Gr. .] (Eccl.)
Definition: A miraculously given power, as of healing, speaking foreign languages without instruction, etc., attributed to some of the early Christians.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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