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.
COMMUNALIST
Etymology
Noun
communalist (plural communalists)
An advocate of communalism.
Source: Wiktionary
Com"mu*nal*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. communaliste.]
Definition: An advocate of communalism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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