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.
COSMOGONY
cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny
(noun) the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cosmogony (countable and uncountable, plural cosmogonies)
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
The creation of the universe.
Synonyms
• cosmogenesis, cosmogeny, cosmology; hexameron (biblical)
Source: Wiktionary
Cos*mog"o*ny (-n), n.; pl. Cosmogonies (-n. Etym: [Gr. kosmogoni`a; ko`smos the world + root of gi`gnesthai to be born: cf. F. cosmogonie.]
Definition: The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of such creation; as, the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid; the cosmogonies of Thales, Anaxagoras, and Plato. The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled philosophers of all ages. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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