Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be āsatanic.ā However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
POPEDOMS
Noun
popedoms
plural of popedom
Source: Wiktionary
POPEDOM
Pope"dom, n. Etym: [AS. papedom.]
1. The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity. Shak.
2. The jurisdiction of the pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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