Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ULTRAMONTANISM
ultramontanism
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ultramontanism (countable and uncountable, plural ultramontanisms)
A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.
Source: Wiktionary
Ul`tra*mon"ta*nism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ultramontanisme.]
Definition: The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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