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.
INSTIGATOR
instigator, initiator
(noun) a person who initiates a course of action
instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand
(noun) someone who deliberately foments trouble; “she was the instigator of their quarrel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
instigator (plural instigators)
A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
Synonyms
• inciter
• initiator
• troublemaker
Source: Wiktionary
In"sti*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. instigateur.]
Definition: One who instigates or incites. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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