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.
SCHOLIUM
scholium, scholia
(noun) a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scholium (plural scholiums or scholia)
a note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary
(mathematics) a note added to a proof as amplification
Source: Wiktionary
Scho"li*um, n.; pl. L. Scholia, E. Scholiums. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. School.]
1. Marginal anotation; an explanatory remark or comment; specifically, an explanatory comment on the text of a classic author by an early grammarian.
2. A remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration or a train of reasoning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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