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.
PREACHER
preacher, preacher man, sermonizer, sermoniser
(noun) someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
preacher (plural preachers)
Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel; a clergyman.
Proper noun
Preacher
Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.
(rare) A male given name from English.
(rare) A surname.
A nickname.
Source: Wiktionary
Preach"er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. preeschierre, prescheur, F. prêcheur, L. praedicator.]
1. One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious subjects. How shall they hear without a preacher Rom. x. 14.
2. One who inculcates anything with earnestness. No preacher is listened to but Time. Swift. Preacher bird (Zoöl.), a toucan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
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