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.
EBIONITE
Ebionite
(adjective) of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion
Nazarene, Ebionite
(noun) a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome
Source: WordNet® 3.1
E"bi*o*nite, n. Etym: [Heb. ebyonim poor people.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of a sect of heretics, in the first centuries of the church, whose doctrine was a mixture of Judaism and Christianity. They denied the divinity of Christ, regarding him as an inspired messenger, and rejected much of the New Testament.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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