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.
ENCOMIAST
Etymology
Noun
encomiast (plural encomiasts)
A person who delivers an encomium or eulogy.
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Source: Wiktionary
En*co"mi*ast, n. Etym: [Gr. encomiaste. See Encomium.]
Definition: One who praises; a panegyrist. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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