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.
HEREBY
hereby, herewith
(adverb) (formal) by means of this; “I hereby declare you man and wife”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
hereby (not comparable)
(obsolete) Near this place; nearby.
(formal) By this means, action or process.
Source: Wiktionary
Here*by", adv.
1. By means of this. And hereby we do know that we know him. 1 John ii. 3.
2. Close by; very near. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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