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.
CISMONTANE
cismontane
(adjective) on this (the speaker’s) side of the mountains; “a contest in Virginia between a cismontane and a tramontane people”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
cismontane (not comparable)
From this side of the mountains.
Favoring French control over local church matters in conflicts with the Pope.
Antonyms
• ultramontane
Anagrams
• Nascimento, nematicons, sectionman
Source: Wiktionary
Cis*mon"tane, a. Etym: [Pref. cis- + L. mons mountain.]
Definition: On this side of the mountains. See under Ultramontane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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