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.
OPHIDIAN
snake, serpent, ophidian
(noun) limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ophidian (plural ophidians)
Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
Adjective
ophidian (comparative more ophidian, superlative most ophidian)
Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.
Synonyms
• anguine
Source: Wiktionary
O*phid"i*an, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
O*phid"i*an, a. Etym: [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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