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.
CLERGYMAN
clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth
(noun) a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clergyman (plural clergymen)
An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.
Hypernyms
• clergyperson
Holonyms
• clergy
Coordinate terms
• clergywoman
Source: Wiktionary
Cler"gy*man, n.; pl. Clergymen.
Definition: An ordained minister; a man regularly authorized to peach the gospel, and administer its ordinances; in England usually restricted to a minister of the Established Church.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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