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.
DEMIURGIC
Etymology
Adjective
demiurgic (comparative more demiurgic, superlative most demiurgic)
Relating to a demiurge.
Source: Wiktionary
Dem`i*ur"gic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Pertaining to a demiurge; formative; creative. "Demiurgic power." De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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