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.
grazioso (comparative more grazioso, superlative most grazioso)
(music) graceful, flowing
grazioso (comparative more grazioso, superlative most grazioso)
(music) gracefully, flowingly
Source: Wiktionary
Gra"zi*o"so, adv. Etym: [It., adj. See Gracious.] (Mus.)
Definition: Gracefully; smoothly; elegantly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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.