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.
EUPEPTIC
Etymology
Adjective
eupeptic (comparative more eupeptic, superlative most eupeptic)
Having or relating to good digestion.
Cheerful.
Source: Wiktionary
Eu*pep"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to good digestion; easy of digestion; having a good digestion; as, eupeptic food; an eupeptic man. Wrapt in lazy eupeptic fat. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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