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.
SYMBOLIST
symbolist
(noun) a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols
symbolist, symbolizer, symboliser
(noun) someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
symbolist (not comparable)
(arts, literature) Of or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature
Noun
symbolist (plural symbolists)
One who employs symbols.
Source: Wiktionary
Sym"bol*ist, n.
Definition: One who employs symbols.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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