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.
COSMOS
universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
(noun) everything that exists anywhere; “they study the evolution of the universe”; “the biggest tree in existence”
cosmos, cosmea
(noun) any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Cosmos
A city in Minnesota.
Etymology 1
Noun
cosmos (countable and uncountable, plural cosmoses or cosmoi)
The universe.
An ordered, harmonious whole.
Etymology 2
Noun
cosmos (countable and uncountable, plural cosmos)
Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves.
Etymology 3
Noun
cosmos
plural of cosmo
Source: Wiktionary
Cos"mos (kz"ms), n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. ko`smos order, harmony, the world (from its perfect order and arrangement); akin to Skr. to distinguish one's self.]
1. The universe or universality of created things; -- so called from the order and harmony displayed in it.
2. The theory or description of the universe, as a system displaying order and harmony. Humboldt.
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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