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.
GEORGICAL
Adjective
georgical (comparative more georgical, superlative most georgical)
georgic; relating to rural affairs
Maintaining a georgical and trading correspondence.
Source: Wiktionary
Geor"gic, Geor"gic*al, a. Etym: [L. georgicus, Gr. géorgique. See George.]
Definition: Relating to agriculture and rural affairs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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