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.
GEEKERY
Etymology
Noun
geekery (usually uncountable, plural geekeries)
(informal) Obsessive interest in or enthusiasm for a subject, typically one of specialist or minority interest.
Synonyms
• nerdery
Source: Wiktionary
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HYPERICISM
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