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.
HYMENEAL
hymeneal
(adjective) of or relating to a wedding or marriage; “hymeneal rites”
hymeneal
(noun) a wedding hymn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hymeneal (comparative more hymeneal, superlative most hymeneal)
Pertaining to marriage.
Pertaining to sexual relations.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hymen.
Noun
hymeneal (plural hymeneals)
A hymn, song or poem in honour of a wedding.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`me*ne"al, Hy`me*ne"an, a. Etym: [L. hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. hyménéal, hyménéen.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. Pope.
Hy`me*ne"al, Hy`me*ne"an, n.
Definition: A marriage song. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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