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.
EFFERVESCENT
bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly
(adjective) marked by high spirits or excitement; “his fertile effervescent mind”; “scintillating personality”; “a row of sparkly cheerleaders”
effervescent
(adjective) (of a liquid) giving off bubbles
sparkling, effervescent
(adjective) used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide; “sparkling wines”; “sparkling water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
effervescent (comparative more effervescent, superlative most effervescent)
(of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
Vivacious and enthusiastic.
Synonyms
• (giving off bubbles): bubbly, ebullient, sparkling; see also effervescent
Source: Wiktionary
Ef`fer*ves"cent, a. Etym: [L. effervescences, p. pr. of effervescere: cf. F. effervescent.]
Definition: Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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