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.
CHOREA
chorea
(noun) any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chorea (countable and uncountable, plural choreas or choreae or choreæ)
An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
(medicine) Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.
Anagrams
• HORECA, HoReCa, Horace, Roache, archeo-, ochrea, orache
Source: Wiktionary
Cho*re"a. n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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