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.
SUDATORY
sudatorium, sudatory
(noun) a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths
sudorific, sudatory
(noun) a medicine that causes or increases sweating
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sudatory (plural sudatories)
A sudatorium; a hot room used to induce sweating.
Adjective
sudatory (comparative more sudatory, superlative most sudatory)
Sweating; perspiring.
Source: Wiktionary
Su"da*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. sudatorius, fr. sudare to sweat: cf. F. sudatoire. See Sweat.]
Definition: Sweating; perspiring.
Su"da*to*ry, n.; pl. Sudatories. Etym: [L. sudatorium.]
Definition: A bagnio; a sweating bath; a vapor bath. These sudatories are much in request for many infirmities. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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