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.
hydropathic
(adjective) of or relating to hydropathy or its administration; “hydropathic treatments”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hydropathic (comparative more hydropathic, superlative most hydropathic)
Relating to hydropathy
(chemistry) Relating to hydropathicity
hydropathic (plural hydropathics)
A temperance hotel offering hydropathy to guests.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`dro*path"ic, Hy`dro*path"ic*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to hydropathy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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.