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.
APHAKIA
aphakia
(noun) absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
aphakia (countable and uncountable, plural aphakias)
(ophthalmology) the absence of the lens of the eye.
Source: Wiktionary
A*pha"ki*a, n. Etym: [NL.; Gr. (Med.)
Definition: An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
8 May 2025
INSULATION
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Coffee Trivia
