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.
CONSCIOUSLY
consciously
(adverb) with awareness; “she consciously played with the idea of inviting them”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
consciously (comparative more consciously, superlative most consciously)
In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally.
Antonyms
• subconsciously
• unconsciously
Source: Wiktionary
Con"scious*ly, adv.
Definition: In a conscious manner; with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions.
CONSCIOUS
Con"scious, a. Etym: [L. conscius; con- + scire to know. See Conscience.]
1. Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations. Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought. I. Watts.
2. Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible. Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none could have been felt. Hawthorne. The man who breathes most healthilly is least conscious of his own breathing. De Quincey.
3. Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt. With conscious terrors vex me round. Milton.
Syn.
– Aware; apprised; sensible; felt; known.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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