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.
DIASTASIC
Etymology
Adjective
diastasic (not comparable)
Pertaining to, or consisting of, diastase.
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*sta"sic, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or consisting of, diastase; as, diastasic ferment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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