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.
PROGRESSISTS
Noun
progressists
plural of progressist
Source: Wiktionary
PROGRESSIST
Prog"ress*ist, n.
Definition: One who makes, or holds to, progress; a progressionist.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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