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.
HYPNOGENIC
Etymology
Adjective
hypnogenic (not comparable)
Inducing sleep.
Inducing hypnosis.
Synonyms
• hypnogenous
Source: Wiktionary
Hyp`no*gen"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Definition: Relating to the production of hypnotic sleep; as, the so-called hypnogenic pressure points, pressure upon which is said to cause an attack of hypnotic sleep. De Watteville.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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