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.
IMMOLATOR
Etymology
Noun
immolator (plural immolators)
One who offers in sacrifice.
(historical) One of a sect of Russian fanatics who practised self-mutilation and sacrifice.
Source: Wiktionary
Im"mo*la`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: One who offers in sacrifice; specifically, one of a sect of Russian fanatics who practice self-mutilatio and sacrifice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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