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.
NYMPHOLEPTIC
Etymology
Adjective
nympholeptic (comparative more nympholeptic, superlative most nympholeptic)
Of, or relating to, or having characteristics of an instance of nympholepsy.
Source: Wiktionary
Nym`pho*lep"tic, a.
Definition: Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied. [Poetic]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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