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.
DISENCHANTMENT
disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment
(noun) freeing from false belief or illusions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disenchantment (countable and uncountable, plural disenchantments)
The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
Freeing from false belief or illusions.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`en*chant"ment, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + enchantment: cf. F. désenchantement.]
Definition: The act of disenchanting, or state of being disenchanted. Shelton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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