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.
EMBROCATE
anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate
(verb) administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
embrocate (third-person singular simple present embrocates, present participle embrocating, simple past and past participle embrocated)
(medicine, transitive) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc, by means of a cloth or sponge.
Source: Wiktionary
Em"bro*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embrocated; p. pr. & vb. n. Embrocating.] Etym: [NL. embrocatus, p. p. of embrocare; cf. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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