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.
FERVIDEST
Adjective
fervidest
superlative form of fervid: most fervid
Source: Wiktionary
FERVID
Fer"vid, a. Etym: [L. fervidus, fr. fervere. See Fervent.]
1. Very hot; burning; boiling. The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays. Milton.
2. Ardent; vehement; zealous. The fervid wishes, holy fires. Parnell.
– Fer"vid*ly, adv.
– Fer"vid*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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