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.
MYTHOLOGY
mythology
(noun) the study of myths
mythology
(noun) myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mythology (countable and uncountable, plural mythologies)
(countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.
(countable and uncountable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution.
(countable and uncountable) Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe.
(uncountable) The systematic collection and study of myths.
Synonyms
• godlore
Source: Wiktionary
My*thol"o*gy, n.; pl. Mythologies. Etym: [F. mythologie, L. mythologia, Gr.
1. The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths.
2. A body of myths; esp., the collective myths which describe the gods of a heathen people; as, the mythology of the Greeks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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