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.
UNCHRISTIANIZED
Verb
unchristianized
simple past tense and past participle of unchristianize
Source: Wiktionary
UNCHRISTIANIZE
Un*chris"tian*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + Christianize.]
Definition: To turn from the Christian faith; to cause to abandon the belief and profession of Christianity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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