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.
TRANSVESTISM
transvestism, transvestitism, cross dressing
(noun) the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
transvestism (usually uncountable, plural transvestisms)
The condition of being a transvestite.
(clinical psychology, psychiatry, pathology) A paraphilia typically found in heterosexual males characterized by compulsively seeking and deriving sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment.
Usage notes
• Historically, the meaning of transvestism also encompassed transgender identity.
• Clinically, transvestism is defined more narrowly than in colloquial use, and is distinguished from other forms of cross-dressing that are not associated with sexual arousal, such as cross-dressing to perform a role for entertainment purposes—which is properly termed drag.
Synonyms
• transvestitism
Source: Wiktionary
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