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.
AMBROSIAN
ambrosial, ambrosian
(adjective) worthy of the gods
ambrosial, ambrosian, nectarous
(adjective) extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; “a nectarous drink”; “ambrosial food”
Ambrosian
(adjective) of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose; “Ambrosian chants”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Ambrosian (comparative more Ambrosian, superlative most Ambrosian)
Of or relating to St Ambrose.
Noun
Ambrosian (plural Ambrosians)
A religious follower of St Ambrose.
Etymology
Adjective
ambrosian (comparative more ambrosian, superlative most ambrosian)
Ambrosial.
Source: Wiktionary
Am*bro"sian, a.
Definition: Ambrosial. [R.] . Jonson.
Am*bro"sian, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose. Ambrosian chant, the mode of signing or chanting introduced by St. Ambrose in the 4th century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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