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.
CEPHEUS
Cepheus
(noun) a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star
Cepheus
(noun) (Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ce"pheus, n.
Definition: (Astron.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See Cassiopeia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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