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.
HYPETHRAL
hypaethral, hypethral
(adjective) partly or entirely open to the sky
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
hypethral (not comparable)
Alternative form of hypaethral
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*pæ"thral, Hy*pe"thral, a. Etym: [L. hypaethrus in the open air, uncovered, Gr. (Arch.)
Definition: Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; -- applied to a building or part of a building. Gwilt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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