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.
LACTOVEGETARIAN
Etymology
Noun
lactovegetarian (plural lactovegetarians)
A person whose diet excludes meat and eggs, but includes dairy products.
Adjective
lactovegetarian (not comparable)
Excluding meat and eggs, but including dairy products.
Synonyms
• lactarian
Source: Wiktionary
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