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.
KALEIDOSCOPIC
kaleidoscopic, kaleidoscopical
(adjective) continually shifting or rapidly changing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
kaleidoscopic (comparative more kaleidoscopic, superlative most kaleidoscopic)
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Source: Wiktionary
Ka*lei`do*scop"ic, Ka*lei`do*scop"ic*al, a.
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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