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.
UNSECULARIZE
Un*sec"u*lar*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + secularize.]
Definition: To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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