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.
PURITANIZING
Verb
puritanizing
present participle of puritanize
Source: Wiktionary
PURITANIZE
Pu"ri*tan*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puritanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Puritanizing.]
Definition: To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans. Bp. Montagu.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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