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.
SACRARIUM
Etymology
Noun
sacrarium (plural sacraria)
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a place where sacred objects were kept, either in a temple (the adytum) or in a house (holding the penates)
The area surrounding the altar of a Christian church; the sanctuary or piscina. Sometimes specifically a drain directly to the earth, perhaps including reference to a basin, for washing vessels from consecration.
(anatomy) The complex sacrum of any bird.
Source: Wiktionary
Sa*cra"ri*um, n.; pl. -ria. Etym: [L., fr. sacer sacred.]
1. A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to a special divinity.
2. The adytum of a temple. Gwilt.
3. In a Christian church, the sanctuary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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