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.
FAIRYLIKE
Etymology
Adjective
fairylike (comparative more fairylike, superlative most fairylike)
resembling a fairy or some aspect of one
Synonyms: elfin, fey, magical
Source: Wiktionary
Fair"y*like`, a.
Definition: Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as, fairylike music.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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