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.
IONIAN
Ionian
(adjective) of or pertaining to the ancient Ionians who lived in Attica and related territories, to their Ionic dialect of Greek, or to their culture
Ionian
(noun) the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia
Ionian
(noun) a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
I*o"ni*an, a. Etym: [L. Ionius. See Ionic.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians; Ionic.
– n.
Definition: A native or citizen of Ionia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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