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.
DIATHESIS
diathesis
(noun) constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diathesis (countable and uncountable, plural diatheses)
(medicine) A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder.
(grammar) Voice (active or passive).
Anagrams
• histidase
Source: Wiktionary
Di*ath"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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