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.
CHEMISM
Etymology
Noun
chemism (plural chemisms)
(obsolete, chemistry) chemical attraction
Source: Wiktionary
Chem"ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. chimisme. See Chemistry.]
Definition: The force exerted between the atoms of elementary substance whereby they unite to form chemical compounds; chemical attaction; affinity; -- sometimes used as a general expression for chemical activity or relationship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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