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.
hidebound, traditionalist
(adjective) stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hidebound (comparative more hidebound, superlative most hidebound)
Bound with the hide of an animal.
(of a domestic animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; emaciated.
(of trees) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
(of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
(obsolete) Niggardly; penurious; stingy.
Source: Wiktionary
Hide"bound`, a.
1. Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal.
2. (Hort.)
Definition: Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees. Bacon.
3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative. Milton. Carlyle.
4. Niggardly; penurious. [Obs.] Quarles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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.