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.
DOOMFULLY
Etymology
Adverb
doomfully (comparative more doomfully, superlative most doomfully)
In a doomful manner.
Source: Wiktionary
DOOMFUL
Doom"ful, a.
Definition: Full of condemnation or destructive power. [R.] "That doomful deluge." Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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