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.
EVOCATIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
evocatively (comparative more evocatively, superlative most evocatively)
In an evocative manner.
Source: Wiktionary
EVOCATIVE
E*vo"ca*tive, a.
Definition: Calling forth; serving to evoke; developing. Evocative power over all that is eloquent and expressive in the better soul of man. W. Pater.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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