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.
CIRCUMAMBIENT
Etymology
Adjective
circumambient (comparative more circumambient, superlative most circumambient)
Including all aspects of; encompassing.
Surrounding.
Adverb
circumambient (comparative more circumambient, superlative most circumambient)
in a circumambient manner
Source: Wiktionary
Cir`cum*am"bi*ent, a. Etym: [Pref. circum- + ambient.]
Definition: Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing. "The circumambient heaven." J. Armstrong.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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