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.
LUMINAL
Adjective
luminal (not comparable)
(biology) of or pertaining to the lumen
(physics) of or pertaining to the nature of light
Antonyms
• (biology): basalolateral
Noun
luminal (uncountable)
(medicine) A sedative.
Synonyms
• (medicine): sodium thiopental
Source: Wiktionary
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