re: #92 oaktree

Wouldn’t theopublicans be those who debate the philosophical value and meaning of beer and drinking establishments?

I think there are several definitions. Here’s one I like:

By the time of the Renaissance, the word “publican” meant a tavernkeeper (the licensed landlord of a public house), and by extension a slang term for a pimp.

Hence theopublicans could be defined as “pimps for theologians”.

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