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.
BIODYNAMIC
Etymology
Adjective
biodynamic (comparative more biodynamic, superlative most biodynamic)
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Source: Wiktionary
Bi`o*dy*nam"ic, Bi`o*dy*nam"ic*al, a. (Biol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to biodynamics, or the doctrine of vital forces or energy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ALLERGIC
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
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