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.
PHOTIC
photic
(adjective) of or relating to or caused by light
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
photic (comparative more photic, superlative most photic)
Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible.
Source: Wiktionary
Pho"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Definition: Relating to the production of light by the lower animals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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