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.
COMMEMORATIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
commemoratively (not comparable)
In a commemorative manner.
Source: Wiktionary
COMMEMORATIVE
Com*mem"o*ra*tive, a.
Definition: Tending or intended to commemorate. "A sacrifice commemorative of Christ's offering up his body for us." Hammond. An inscription commemorative of his victory. Sir G. C. Lewis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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