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.
PATRISTIC
patristic, patristical
(adjective) of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
patristic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the fathers of the early Christian church, especially their writings
(genetics) Relating to a lineage
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*tris"tic, Pa*tris"tic*al, a. Etym: [F. patristique. See Paternal.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church. The voluminous editor of Jerome anf of tons of patristic theology. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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