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.
SHASTRA
Etymology
Noun
Shastra (plural Shastras)
A treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas.
Usage notes
Often used in combination (in the names of particular examples). (The Sanskrit term is generally used as a suffix, roughly equivalent to -logy.)
Noun
shastra (plural shastras)
Alternative form of Shastra
Source: Wiktionary
Shas"ter, Shas"tra, n. Etym: [Skr. castra an order or command, a sacred book, fr. cas to order, instruct, govern. Cf. Sastra.]
Definition: A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. [Written also sastra.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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