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.
WORLDLING
tellurian, earthling, earthman, worldling
(noun) an inhabitant of the earth
worldling
(noun) a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
worldling (plural worldlings)
A mundane person, preoccupied with worldly affairs rather than spiritual matters.
Source: Wiktionary
World"ling, Etym: [World + -ling.]
Definition: A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments. A foutre for the world and worldlings base. Shak. If we consider the expectations of futurity, the worldling gives up the argument. Rogers. And worldlings blot the temple's gold. Keble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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