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.
CYPRIOT
Cyprian, Cypriote, Cypriot
(adjective) of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; “Cypriot expatriates”; “Cypriote monasteries”
Cypriot, Cypriote, Cyprian
(noun) a native or inhabitant of Cyprus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cyp"ri*ot (sp"r-t), n. Etym: [F. Cypriot, Chypriot.]
Definition: A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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