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.
CESTOIDS
Noun
cestoids
plural of cestoid
Source: Wiktionary
CESTOID
Ces"toid, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea.
– n.
Definition: One of the Cestoidea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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