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.
DEISTS
Noun
deists
plural of deist
Anagrams
• desist, sisted
Noun
Deists
plural of Deist (alternative spelling of deists).
Anagrams
• desist, sisted
Source: Wiktionary
DEIST
De"ist, n. Etym: [L. deus god: cf. F. déiste. See Deity.]
Definition: One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.
Note: A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or patheist, a deist is generally denominated theist. Latham.
Syn.
– See Infidel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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