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.
MORALISM
moralism
(noun) judgments about another person’s morality; “he could not stand her hectoring moralism”
moralism
(noun) a moral maxim
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
moralism (usually uncountable, plural moralisms)
(uncountable, often, pejorative) The act or practice of moralizing (making moral reflections or judging the morality of others).
(countable, often, pejorative) A maxim or saying believed by the speaker to embody a moral truth; an instance of moralizing.
(uncountable, dated) Religious practice that focuses on morality while placing little emphasis on doctrine or the metaphysical; adherence to a system of morality with little or no reference to religion.
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"al*ism, n.
Definition: A maxim or saying embodying a moral truth. Farrar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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