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.
PHYSIOLATRIES
Noun
physiolatries
plural of physiolatry
Source: Wiktionary
PHYSIOLATRY
Phys`i*ol"a*try, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: The worship of the powers or agencies of nature; materialism in religion; nature worship. "The physiolatry of the Vedas." M. Williams.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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