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.
ICONOLATRIES
Noun
iconolatries
plural of iconolatry
Anagrams
• coalitioners, creolisation
Source: Wiktionary
ICONOLATRY
I`co*nol"a*try, n. Etym: [See Iconolater.]
Definition: The worship of images as symbols; -- distinguished from idolatry, the worship of images themselves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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