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.
PASIGRAPHY
Pasigraphy
(noun) an artificial international language using characters (as mathematical symbols) instead of words to express ideas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pasigraphy (plural pasigraphies)
(linguistics) A writing system where concepts are written instead of words. The system is not phonetic and uses ideograms, such as mathematical symbols. It is intended to be universally understood.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*sig"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]
Definition: A system of universal writing, or a manner of writing that may be understood and used by all nations. Good.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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