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.
BASALLY
Etymology
Adverb
basally (comparative more basally, superlative most basally)
In a basal manner
Anagrams
• salably
Source: Wiktionary
BASAL
Ba"sal, a.
Definition: Relating to, or forming, the base. Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage.
– Basal plane (Crystallog.), one parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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