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.
FOVEA
fovea, fovea centralis
(noun) area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fovea (plural foveas or foveae or foveæ)
(anatomy) A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
(anatomy) The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.
Source: Wiktionary
Fo"ve*a, n.; pl. Foveæ. Etym: [L., a small pit.]
Definition: A slight depression or pit; a fossa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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