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.
LUCIFERIAN
Lu`ci*fe"ri*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Lucifer; having the pride of Lucifer; satanic; devilish.
2. Of or pertaining to the Luciferians or their leader.
Lu`ci*fe"ri*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of the followers of Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari, in the fourth century, who separated from the orthodox churches because they would not go as far as he did in opposing the Arians.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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