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.
asana
(noun) (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
asana (plural asanas)
A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.
asana (plural asanas)
Any of certain trees of genus Pterocarpus
Pterocarpus indicus
Pterocarpus echinatus.
The wood of such trees, sometimes sold as Philippine mahogany.
• (Pterocarpus indicus): angsana
• (Pterocarpus echinatus): Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus
• Sana'a, Sanaa
Source: Wiktionary
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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.