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.
HOWBEIT
Etymology
Conjunction
howbeit
(archaic) Although.
Synonyms
• albeit, much as; see also even though
Adverb
howbeit (not comparable)
(archaic) Be that as it may; nevertheless.
Synonyms
• be it as it may, even so, however, nonetheless; see also nevertheless
Source: Wiktionary
How*be"it, conj. Etym: [How + be + it.]
Definition: Be it as it may; nevertheless; notwithstanding; although; albeit; yet; but; however. The Moor -- howbeit that I endure him not -Is of a constant, loving, noble nature. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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