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.
DICHROMATISM
dichromacy, dichromatism, dichromatopsia, dichromia, dichromasy
(noun) a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dichromatism (countable and uncountable, plural dichromatisms)
The condition of being dichromatic
(pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished
(biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*chro"ma*tism, n.
Definition: The state of being dichromatic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PROGRESSIVISM
(noun) the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society
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