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.
DISWORSHIPPED
Verb
disworshipped
simple past tense and past participle of disworship
Source: Wiktionary
DISWORSHIP
Dis*wor"ship, v. t.
Definition: To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
Dis*wor"ship, n.
Definition: A deprivation of honor; a cause of disgrace; a discredit. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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