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.
MISUSER
Etymology
Noun
misuser (plural misusers)
A person who misuses something.
(legal) unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or varying from, one's right
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Source: Wiktionary
Mis*us"er, n.
1. One who misuses. "Wretched misusers of language." Coleridge.
2. (Law)
Definition: Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or varying from, one's right. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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