“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
NOVATIAN
No*va"tian, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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