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.
PERMIAN
Permian, Permian period
(noun) from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Permian (plural Permians)
An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who speak Permic languages. [from 16th c.]
The language of such people; Permic. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms
• Bjarmian
Adjective
Permian (comparative more Permian, superlative most Permian)
Pertaining to the Perm region of Russia, or its inhabitants. [from 18th c.]
Pertaining to their language; Permic. [from 18th c.]
(geology) Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago. [from 19th c.]
Proper noun
Permian
(geology) The Permian period. [from 19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Per"mi*an, a. Etym: [From the ancient kingdom of Permia, where the Permian formation exists.] (Geol.)
Definition: Belonging or relating to the period, and also to the formation, next following the Carboniferous, and regarded as closing the Carboniferous age and Paleozoic era.
– n.
Definition: The Permian period. See Chart of Geology.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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