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.
PRELIBATION
Etymology
Noun
prelibation (plural prelibations)
A tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste.
A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`li*ba"tion, n. Etym: [L. praelibatio, fr. praelibare to taste beforehand: cf. F. prelibation.]
1. A. tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste; as, a prelibation of heavenly bliss.
2. A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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