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.
FOMITES
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fomites
(archaic) plural of fomes
Noun
fomites
(improper) plural of fomes
plural of fomite
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FOMES
Fo"mes, n.; pl. Fomites. Etym: [L. fomes, -itis, touch-wood, tinder.] (Med.)
Definition: Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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