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.
HALLUCINATOR
Etymology
Noun
hallucinator (plural hallucinators)
One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
One who experiences hallucinations.
Source: Wiktionary
Hal*lu"ci*na`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations. N. Brit. Rev.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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