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.
VIRAEMIC
Etymology
Adjective
viraemic (comparative more viraemic, superlative most viraemic)
Pertaining to viraemia; having a virus or viruses present in the bloodstream
Noun
viraemic (plural viraemics)
Such a person
Anagrams
• aviremic
Source: Wiktionary
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