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.
MYSTIQUE
mystique
(noun) an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mystique (usually uncountable, plural mystiques)
An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
Source: Wiktionary
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PEOPLE
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
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