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.
ABASIA
abasia
(noun) inability to walk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abasia (usually uncountable, plural abasias)
(medical) An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.
Source: Wiktionary
A*ba"si*a, n. [NL.; Gr. - not + a step.] (Med.)
Definition: Inability to coördinate muscular actions properly in walking. - - A*ba"sic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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