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.
HEAUME
heaume
(noun) a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heaume (plural heaumes)
(historical) A large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries.
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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