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.
GRATEFUL
grateful, thankful
(adjective) feeling or showing gratitude; “a grateful heart”; “grateful for the tree’s shade”; “a thankful smile”
grateful
(adjective) affording comfort or pleasure; “the grateful warmth of the fire”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
grateful (comparative gratefuller or more grateful, superlative most grateful)
Appreciative; thankful.
(obsolete) Pleasing, welcome.
Synonyms
• thankful
• appreciative
Antonyms
• ungrateful
Source: Wiktionary
Grate"ful, a. Etym: [Grate, a. + full; cf. F. gré thanks, good will, fr. L. gratum, neut. of gratus agreeable, grateful. See Grate, a.]
1. Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a grateful heart. A grateful mind By owing, owes not, but still pays. Milton.
2. Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; grateful sleep. Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, And grateful clusters swell. Pope.
Syn.
– Thankful; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; delightful; delicious.
– Grate"ful*ly, adv.
– Grate"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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