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.
GOURMAND
glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman
(noun) a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gourmand (plural gourmands)
A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
A person who appreciates good food.
Synonyms
• (person given to excess consumption): glutton, trencherman, see also glutton
• (person who appreciates food): chowhound, gastronaut, gourmet
• (person with a special interest or knowledge of food): foodie
Source: Wiktionary
Gour"mand, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See Gormand. That great gourmand, fat Apicius B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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