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.
SLAVOCRACY
Etymology
Noun
slavocracy (plural slavocracies)
(US, chiefly, historical) The persons or interest representing slavery politically, or wielding political power for the preservation or advancement of slavery.
Source: Wiktionary
Slav*oc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Slave + -cracy, as in democracy.]
Definition: The persons or interest formerly representing slavery politically, or wielding political power for the preservation or advancement of slavery. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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