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.
OXONIAN
Oxonian
(adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants; “his Oxonian neighbors”; “Oxonian bookstores”
Oxonian
(adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University; “Oxonian education”
Oxonian
(noun) a native or resident of Oxford
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ox*o"ni*an, a.
Definition: Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford, England. Macaulay.
Ox*o"ni*an, n.
Definition: A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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