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.
THEBAINE
Noun
thebaine (uncountable)
(poison) A poisonous alkaloid, paramorphine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine.
Source: Wiktionary
The*ba"ine, n. Etym: [So called from a kind of Egyptian opium produced at Thebes.] (Chem.)
Definition: A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling that of strychnine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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