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.
GRATIFYINGLY
gratifyingly, satisfyingly
(adverb) in a gratifying manner; “the performance was at a gratifyingly high level”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
gratifyingly (comparative more gratifyingly, superlative most gratifyingly)
In a manner that gratifies.
Source: Wiktionary
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