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.
HAEMONY
Etymology
Noun
haemony (uncountable)
(rare) A magical plant mentioned by John Milton, said to be good against enchantments.
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Source: Wiktionary
Hæ"mo*ny, n. Etym: [L. Hæmonia a name of Thessaly, the land of magic.]
Definition: A plant described by Milton as "of sovereign use against all enchantments."
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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