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.
DAUBERY
Etymology
Noun
daubery (countable and uncountable, plural dauberies)
A daubing; specious colouring; false pretenses.
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• Beaudry
Source: Wiktionary
Daub"er*y, or Daub"ry, n.
Definition: A daubing; specious coloring; false pretenses. She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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