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.
MAGNIFICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
magnifically (comparative more magnifically, superlative most magnifically)
In a magnific or magnifical fashion.
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MAGNIFIC
Mag*nif"ic, Mag*nif"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. magnificus; magnus great + facere to make: cf. F. magnifique. See Magnitude, Fact. and cf. Magnificent.]
Definition: Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent. [Obs.] 1 Chron. xxii. 5. "Thy magnific deeds." Milton.
– Mag*nif"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
MAGNIFICAL
Mag*nif"ic, Mag*nif"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. magnificus; magnus great + facere to make: cf. F. magnifique. See Magnitude, Fact. and cf. Magnificent.]
Definition: Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent. [Obs.] 1 Chron. xxii. 5. "Thy magnific deeds." Milton.
– Mag*nif"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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