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.
INDESTRUCTIBLY
Etymology
Adverb
indestructibly (comparative more indestructibly, superlative most indestructibly)
In a way or to an extent that is indestructible
Source: Wiktionary
INDESTRUCTIBLE
In`de*struc"ti*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + destructible: cf. F. indestructible.]
Definition: Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed.
– In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness, n.
– In`de*struc"ti*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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