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.
AFFEARD
Adjective
affeard (comparative more affeard, superlative most affeard)
(obsolete) Alternative form of affeared (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)
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THOUGHTFULLY
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
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