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.
NECROPHILIA
necrophilia, necrophilism, necromania
(noun) an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
necrophilia (countable and uncountable, plural necrophilias)
(sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.
Pathological fascination with death.
Synonyms
• necrophilism
• necrophily
Antonyms
• necrophobia
Anagrams
• arenophilic
Source: Wiktionary
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SOAK
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