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.
LEUCOSIS
Etymology
Noun
leucosis (uncountable)
A leukemia-like malignant viral disease found in animals, particularly poultry and cattle.
Whiteness of the skin; pallor.
Anagrams
• coulises, coulisse
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EVANGELICAL
(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
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