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.
UNCANONIZE
Etymology
Verb
uncanonize (third-person singular simple present uncanonizes, present participle uncanonizing, simple past and past participle uncanonized)
(transitive) To deprive of canonical authority.
(transitive) To reduce from the rank of a canonized saint.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*can"on*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + canonize.]
1. To deprive of canonical authority.
2. To reduce from the rank of a canonized saint.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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