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.
EIGHTEENTHLY
Etymology
Adverb
eighteenthly (not comparable)
In the eighteenth place; eighteenth in a row.
Source: Wiktionary
EIGHTEENTH
Eight"eenth`, a. Etym: [From Eighteen.]
1. Next in order after the seventeenth.
2. Consisting of one of eighteen equal parts or divisions of a thing.
Eight"eenth`, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by eighteen; one of eighteen equal parts or divisions.
2. The eighth after the tenth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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