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.
TOXIC
toxic
(adjective) of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; “suffering from exposure to toxic substances”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
toxic (comparative more toxic, superlative most toxic)
(toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
Synonyms: poisonous, venomous
(medicine) Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
(figurative) Severely negative or harmful.
(figurative, of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic.
Source: Wiktionary
Tox"ic, Tox"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. toxicum poison, originally, a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr. Intoxicate.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to poison; poisonous; as, toxic medicines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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