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.
PENITENTIALS
Noun
penitentials
plural of penitential
Source: Wiktionary
PENITENTIAL
Pen`i*ten"tial, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pénitentiel.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential book; penitential tears. "Penitential stripes." Cowper. Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse. Sir W. Scott.
Pen`i*ten"tial, n. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called also penitential book.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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