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.
GODLY
divine, godly
(adjective) emanating from God; “divine judgment”; “divine guidance”; “everything is black or white...satanic or godly”-Saturday Review
godly, reverent, worshipful
(adjective) showing great reverence for god; “a godly man”; “leading a godly life”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
godly (comparative godlier or more godly, superlative godliest or most godly)
Of or pertaining to a god
Devoted to a god or God; devout; righteous.
Gloriously good.
Adverb
godly (comparative more godly, superlative most godly)
In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
Anagrams
• Gloyd, Goldy, dogly, goldy
Source: Wiktionary
God"ly, a. Etym: [God, n. + -ly. Cf. Godlike, Like.]
Definition: Pious; reverencing God, and his character and laws; obedient to the commands of God from love for, and reverence of, his character; conformed to God's law; devout; righteous; as, a godly life. For godly sorrow worketh repentance. 2 Cor. vii. 10.
God"ly, adv.
Definition: Piously; devoutly; righteously. All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2. Tim. iii. 12.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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