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.
TOREUTIC
Etymology
Adjective
toreutic (not comparable)
(arts) In relief; relating to sculpture in relief, especially of metal.
Relating to chasing such as surface ornamentation in metal.
Source: Wiktionary
To*reu"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Sculp.)
Definition: In relief; pertaining to sculpture in relief, especially of metal; also, pertaining to chasing such as surface ornamentation in metal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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