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.
IDIOPATHIC
idiopathic
(adjective) (of diseases) arising from an unknown cause; “idiopathic epilepsy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
idiopathic (not comparable)
(pathology) Of, relating to, or designating a disease or condition having no known cause.
Synonyms
• (pathology) essential
• (pathology) primary
• (pathology) agnogenic
Source: Wiktionary
Id`i*o*path"ic, Id`i*o*path"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. idiopathique.] (Med.)
Definition: Pertaining to idiopathy; characterizing a disease arising primarily, and not in consequence of some other disease or injury; -- opposed to symptomatic, sympathetic, and traumatic.
– Id`i*o*path"ic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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