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.
EXARCH
exarch
(noun) a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire
exarch
(noun) a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan
exarch
(noun) a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
exarch (plural exarches)
(historical) In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch.
In these same churches, a bishop appointed over a group of the faithful not yet large enough or organized enough to constitute an eparchy or diocese.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"arch, n. Etym: [L. exarchus, Gr. exarque.]
Definition: A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors; in the Eastern Church, the superior over several monasteries; in the modern Greek Church, a deputy of the patriarch , who visits the clergy, investigates ecclesiastical cases, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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