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.
IMPERATORIALLY
Etymology
Adverb
imperatorially (comparative more imperatorially, superlative most imperatorially)
In an imperatorial manner.
Source: Wiktionary
IMPERATORIAL
Im*per`a*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. imperatorius.]
1. Commanding; imperative; authoritative.
2. Of or pertaining to the title or office of imperator. "Imperatorial laurels." C. Merivale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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