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.
NEPHRITIS
nephritis, Bright's disease
(noun) an inflammation of the kidney
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nephritis (plural nephritides or nephritises)
(pathology) Inflammation of the kidney.
Anagrams
• Pinterish, inspireth, phrenitis
Source: Wiktionary
Ne*phri"tis, n. Etym: [L., fr. gr. (Med.)
Definition: An inflammation of the kidneys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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