In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
IMMATERIALLY
Etymology
Adverb
immaterially (comparative more immaterially, superlative most immaterially)
In an immaterial manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Im`ma*te"ri*al*ly, adv.
1. In an immaterial manner; without matter or corporeal substance.
2. In an unimportant manner or degree.
IMMATERIAL
Im"ma*te"ri*al, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + material: cf. F. immatériel.]
1. Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied. Angels are spirits immaterial and intellectual. Hooker.
2. Of no substantial consequence; without weight or significance; unimportant; as, it is wholly immaterial whether he does so or not.
Syn.
– Unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant; inconsiderable; trifling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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