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.
URANOLOGY
astronomy, uranology
(noun) the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
uranology (usually uncountable, plural uranologies)
(obsolete) The study of the heavens and heavenly bodies.
(astronomy, geology) The scientific observation and study of the planet Uranus.
Source: Wiktionary
U`ra*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Definition: A discourse or treatise on the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the study of the heavens; uranography.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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