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.
FALLACIOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
fallaciously (comparative more fallaciously, superlative most fallaciously)
In a fallacious manner, erroneously, illogically.
Source: Wiktionary
FALLACIOUS
Fal*la"cious, a. Etym: [L. fallaciosus, fr. fallacia: cf. F. fallacieux. See Fallacy.]
Definition: Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.
– Fal*la"cious*ly, adv. -Fal*la"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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