What is "diet of worms"

Diet \Di"et\, n. [F. di[`e]te, LL. dieta, diaeta, an assembly, a day's journey; the same word as diet course of living, but with the sense changed by L. dies day: cf. G. tag day, and Reichstag.] A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany, Poland, and some other countries of Europe; a deliberative convention; a council; as, the Diet of Worms, held in 1521. Specifically: Any of various national or local assemblies; as,

1. Occasionally, the Reichstag of the German Empire, Reichsrath of the Austrian Empire, the federal legislature of Switzerland, etc.

2. The legislature of Denmark, Sweden, Japan, or Hungary.

3. The state assembly or any of various local assemblies in the states of the German Empire, as the legislature (Landtag) of the kingdom of Prussia, and the Diet of the Circle (Kreistag) in its local government.

4. The local legislature (Landtag) of an Austrian province.

5. The federative assembly of the old Germanic Confederation (1815 -- 66).

6. In the old German or Holy Roman Empire, the great formal assembly of counselors (the Imperial Diet or Reichstag) or a small, local, or informal assembly of a similar kind (the Court Diet, or Hoftag).

   Note: The most celebrated Imperial Diets are the three following, all held under Charles V.:

   Diet of Worms, 1521, the object of which was to check the Reformation and which condemned Luther as a heretic;

   Diet of Spires, or Diet of Speyer, 1529, which had the same object and issued an edict against the further dissemination of the new doctrines, against which edict Lutheran princes and deputies protested (hence Protestants):

   Diet of Augsburg, 1530, the object of which was the settlement of religious disputes, and at which the Augsburg Confession was presented but was denounced by the emperor, who put its adherents under the imperial ban.

Other imperial diets took place at Worms in the years 829, 926, 1076, 1122, 1495, and 1545, but unless plainly qualified, the term "Diet of Worms" usually refers to the assembly of 1521.

Diet of worms may refer to:

Events: Various meetings of the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire:

• The Diet of Worms in 1495, at which imperial reforms were pushed through
• The Diet of Worms in 1521, at which Martin Luther was outlawed as a heretic
• Other diets convened in the city of Worms in the years 829, 926, 1076, 1122 and 1545

Music:

• Diet of Worms (band)

Comedy:

• Diet of Worms (comedy group)

Health:

• A name for helminthic therapy, a medical treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases involving the regular consumption of whipworm

Animal biology:

• To learn what worms eat, follow links to individual articles on specific worm species found at main article: Worm.

Fiction:

• see How to Eat Fried Worms

Diet of Worms (D.O.W.) is a rock band that began as a side project between Juan 'Punchy' Gonzalez (guitars, sequencing) and Damond Jiniya (vocals, lyrics). After a few demos had been circulated, there was enough demand for the duo to release an album independently. To Thine Own Self was released in 1997 to glowing reviews from Terrorizer, New Musical Express, Melody Maker, and Rock Hard magazines in Europe.

In the latter part of 1997 D.O.W. toured Mexico and Europe. This tour took D.O.W. to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Paris, Brussels, London, and “muggy” Whitby, UK for the Dracfest. This festival featured Alien Sex Fiend, Lena Lovich, Hawkwind, and The Damned. When English rock magazine NME came out to do an article on the festival they wrote about Diet of Worms. The other artists were all but ignored. Diet of Worms continued to sell CDs independently.

In mid-1998, D.O.W. added a third member. Steve "Divine" Wright, former drummer of legendary gothic rock band Christian Death, joined the ranks of D.O.W. as a permanent member. In 1999 Diet of Worms hit the road again, doing a complete North American tour. They began with a sold out show in Guadalajara, Mexico, then went to do “El Festival Obscurro” in Mexico City. After this, they embarked on a six-and-a-half-week run that took them all over the United States and Canada.

In the beginning of 2000, D.O.W. recorded its second record, The Aquarius, to critical acclaim throughout the world. Diet of Worms toured six months in North America to support The Aquarius, almost tripling the record's sales. Bassist Orbis was added to the fold in late 2002. In February 2003, D.O.W. embarked on a Mexican/European tour to support its record "Tantrum Land." The tour included Christian Death, Lover of Sin (Punchy’s other project) and Theater of Vampires. It spanned all of western and some of the eastern European countries. September 2003 marked the departure of long-time drummer/songwriter Steve “Divine” Wright. December 2003 also was the release of Tantrum Land, an 18-song journey into the feel of British pop/rock.

Diet of Worms ended its career as a group in December 2004.

Damond and Punchy created and released The Neglected Band project in 2004.

Diet of Worms is an Irish comedy and theatre group based in Dublin, Ireland and London, UK, made up of Rory Connolly, Philippa Dunne, Niall Gaffney, Shane Langan and Amy Stephenson. They write and perform sketch and character comedy for stage and screen.

At the Diet of Worms in 1495, the foundation stone was laid for a comprehensive reform of the empire (Reichsreform). Even though several elements of the reforms agreed by the Imperial Diet (Reichstag) at Worms did not last, they were nevertheless highly significant in the further development of the empire. They were intended to alter the structure and the constitutional ordinances of the Holy Roman Empire in order to resolve the problems of imperial government that had become evident.