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.
miasmal, miasmic, vaporous, vapourous
(adjective) filled with vapor; “miasmic jungles”; “a vaporous bog”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
miasmal (comparative more miasmal, superlative most miasmal)
Having a noxious atmosphere.
• Lamaism, lamaism
Source: Wiktionary
Mi*as"mal, a.
Definition: Containing miasma; miasmatic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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.