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.
DEMONISATION
demonization, demonisation
(noun) to represent as diabolically evil; “the demonization of our enemies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
demonisation (plural demonisations)
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of demonization
Source: Wiktionary
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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