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.
DIASTOLE
diastole
(noun) the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diastole (usually uncountable, plural diastoles)
(chiefly, uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
(uncountable, prosody) The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
(Greek grammar) The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
Synonyms
• (prosody): ectasis
Antonyms
• (physiology): systole
• (prosody): systole
Anagrams
• altoside, diolates, elastoid, isolated, sodalite, solidate
Source: Wiktionary
Di*as"to*le, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Physiol.)
Definition: The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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