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.
EPIZOOTICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
epizootically (not comparable)
In the manner of an epizootic; in a way that affects a particular species or range of species.
Regarding epizootics; in the context of the study of epizootics.
Source: Wiktionary
EPIZOOTIC
Ep`i*zo*öt"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. épizoötique.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to an epizoön.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.] Epizoötic mountains are of secondary formation. Kirwan.
3. Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men.
Ep`i*zo"ö*ty, Ep`i*zo*öt"ic, n. Etym: [F. épizoötie.]
Definition: An epizoötic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DETENTION
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