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.
SYMPOSIAC
Etymology
Adjective
symposiac (comparative more symposiac, superlative most symposiac)
Of or pertaining to a symposium
Noun
symposiac (plural symposiacs)
A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet; hence, any similar gathering.
Source: Wiktionary
Sym*po"si*ac, a. Etym: [L. symposiacus, Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to compotations and merrymaking; happening where company is drinking together; as, symposiac meetings. Symposiac disputations amongst my acquaintance. Arbuthnot.
Sym*po"si*ac, n.
Definition: A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet; hence, any similar gathering.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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