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.
OPINIONISTS
Noun
opinionists
plural of opinionist
Source: Wiktionary
OPINIONIST
O*pin"ion*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. opinioniste.]
Definition: One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions. Glanvill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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