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.
ARANEIDAN
araneidal, araneidan
(adjective) relating to or resembling a spider
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
araneidan (plural araneidans)
(rare) Any spider
Synonyms
• araneid
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`a*ne"i*dan, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders.
– n.
Definition: One of the Araneina; a spider.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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