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.
EMPYREAL
empyreal, empyrean, sublime
(adjective) inspiring awe; “well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity”- M.S.Dworkin; “empyrean aplomb”- Hamilton Basso; “the sublime beauty of the night”
empyrean, empyreal
(adjective) of or relating to the sky or heavens; “the empyrean sphere”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
empyreal (not comparable)
Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean
Synonyms: celestial, sublime, exalted
Of the sky or heavens.
Fiery, made of pure fire.
Synonyms
• (pertaining to the highest heaven): celestial, empyrean, exalted.
• (made of pure fire): fiery
Source: Wiktionary
Em*pyr"e*al, a. Etym: [L. empyrius, empyreus, fiery, Gr. In, and Fire.]
Definition: Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aërial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven. Go, soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere. Pope. Empyreal air, oxygen gas.
Em*pyr"e*al, n.
Definition: Empyrean. Mrs. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GUILLOTINE
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