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.
ROYALISM
royalism
(noun) adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
royalism (countable and uncountable, plural royalisms)
Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e, grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism.
Source: Wiktionary
Roy"al*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. royalisme.]
Definition: the principles or conduct of royalists.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
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