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.
CONVIVIALIST
Etymology
Noun
convivialist (plural convivialists)
A person of convivial habits.
(archaic) A person who drinks alcohol.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*viv"i*al*ist, n.
Definition: A person of convivial habits.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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