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.
DEMAGOGY
demagoguery, demagogy
(noun) impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
demagogy (plural demagogies)
demagogism
Synonyms
• demagoguery
• demagogism
Source: Wiktionary
Dem"a*gog`y, n. Etym: [Cf. F. démagogie, Gr.
Definition: Demagogism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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