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.
CHRISOM
chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy oil
(noun) a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chrisom (plural chrisoms)
(obsolete) A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
(obsolete) A child that died within a month after its baptism; so called from the chrisom cloth used as a shroud for it.
Source: Wiktionary
Chris"om, n. Etym: [See Chrism.]
1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [Obs.]
2. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it. [Obs.] Blount.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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