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.
POPULARISM
popularism
(noun) music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
popularism (uncountable)
Any political doctrine chosen to appeal to a majority of the electorate.
Source: Wiktionary
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