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.
culturists
plural of culturist
Source: Wiktionary
Cul"tur*ist, n.
1. A cultivator.
2. One who is an advocate of culture. The culturists, by which term I mean not those who esteem culture (as what intelligent man does notJ. C. Shairp
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 September 2024
(adverb) without any others being included or involved; “was entirely to blame”; “a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children”; “he works for Mr. Smith exclusively”; “did it solely for money”; “the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone”; “a privilege granted only to him”
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.