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.
NUMISMATOLOGY
numismatics, numismatology, coin collecting, coin collection
(noun) the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
numismatology (uncountable)
numismatics
Source: Wiktionary
Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [L. numisma, -atis + -logy.]
Definition: The science which treats of coins and medals, in their relation to history; numismatics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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