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.
VENATICAL
Adjective
venatical (comparative more venatical, superlative most venatical)
Alternative form of venatic
Source: Wiktionary
Ve*nat"ic, Ve*nat"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. venaticus, fr. venatus hunting, fr. venari, p. p. venatus, to hunt.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to hunting; used in hunting. [R.] " Venatical pleasure." Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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