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.
hearer, listener, auditor, attender
(noun) someone who listens attentively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hearer (plural hearers)
One who hears; a devout listener.
• rehear
Source: Wiktionary
Hear"er, n.
Definition: One who hears; an auditor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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.