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.
DEICIDE
Etymology
Noun
deicide (countable and uncountable, plural deicides)
The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter.
The killer of a god or goddess.
Synonym: godkiller
(Christianity, theology) The crucifixion of Jesus viewed as a crime.
Source: Wiktionary
De"i*cide, n. Etym: [L. deicida a deicide (in sense 2); deus god + cædere to cut, kill: cf. F. déicide.]
1. The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the putting to death of Jesus Christ. [R.] Earth profaned, yet blessed, with deicide. Prior.
2. One concerned in putting Christ to death.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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