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.
DIAMETRICAL
diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar
(adjective) characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; “in diametric contradiction to his claims”; “diametrical (or opposite) points of view”; “opposite meanings”; “extreme and indefensible polar positions”
diametral, diametric, diametrical
(adjective) related to or along a diameter; “the diametral plane”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
diametrical (comparative more diametrical, superlative most diametrical)
Of or pertaining to a diagonal or diameter
Completely opposed
Synonyms
• (pertaining to a diagonal or diameter): diametral
• (completely opposed): antipodal
Source: Wiktionary
Di*am"e*tric, Di*am"e*tric*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a diameter.
2. As remote as possible, as if at the opposite end of a diameter; directly adverse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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