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.
PRACTICIAN
practitioner, practician
(noun) someone who practices a learned profession
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
practician (plural practicians)
A practitioner; someone who practises a particular profession, especially medicine.
Source: Wiktionary
Prac*ti"cian, n. Etym: [F. praticien, OF. also practicien.]
Definition: One who is acquainted with, or skilled in, anything by practice; a practitioner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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