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.
VETERINARY
veterinary
(adjective) of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine
veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, vet
(noun) a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
veterinary (comparative more veterinary, superlative most veterinary)
Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
Noun
veterinary (plural veterinaries)
A veterinary surgeon, a veterinarian
Source: Wiktionary
Vet"er*i*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. veterinarius of or belonging to beasts of burden an draught, fr. veterinus, probably originally, of or pertaining to yearlings: cf. F. vétérinaire. See Veteran, Wether.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, etc.; as, a veterinary writer or school.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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