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.
DIATHETIC
Adjective
diathetic (comparative more diathetic, superlative most diathetic)
of, relating to, or as a result of diathesis
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*thet"ic, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or dependent on, a diathesis or special constitution of the body; as, diathetic disease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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