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.
ORCHITIS
orchitis
(noun) inflammation of one or both testes; characterized by pain and swelling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
orchitis (countable and uncountable, plural orchitides or orchitises)
(medicine) A painful inflammation of one or both testes.
Synonyms
• didymitis
Anagrams
• historic
Source: Wiktionary
Or*chi"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.)
Definition: Inflammation of the testicles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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