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.
EQUIPOLLENTLY
Etymology
Adverb
equipollently (not comparable)
With equal power.
Source: Wiktionary
E`qui*pol"lent*ly, adv.
Definition: With equal power. Barrow.
EQUIPOLLENT
E`qui*pol"lent, a. Etym: [L. aequipollens; aequus equal + pollens, - entis, p. pr. of pollere to be strong, able: cf. F. Ă©quipollent.]
1. Having equal power or force; equivalent. Bacon.
2. (Logic)
Definition: Having equivalent signification and reach; expressing the same thing, but differently.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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