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.
GAMIC
Etymology
Adjective
gamic (not comparable)
Formed as a result of syngamy (union of gametes), sexually produced, sexual.
Antonyms
• agamic
Anagrams
• Magic, magic
Source: Wiktionary
Gam"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or resulting from, sexual connection; formed by the union of the male and female elements.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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