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.
ASSAI
Etymology
Adverb
assai (not comparable)
(music) A tempo direction equivalent to "very".
Anagrams
• Saias
Source: Wiktionary
As*sa"i. Etym: [It., fr. L. ad + satis enough. See Assets.] (Mus.)
Definition: A direction equivalent to very; as, adagio assai, very slow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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