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.
MIRACULOUSLY
miraculously
(adverb) in a miraculous manner; “my hand grasped the gun that was, miraculously, lying on the ground beside my finger tips”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
miraculously (comparative more miraculously, superlative most miraculously)
In a miraculous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
MIRACULOUS
Mi*rac"u*lous, a. Etym: [F. miraculeux. See Miracle.]
1. Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power, and not by natural causes.
2. Supernatural; wonderful.
3. Wonder-working. "The miraculous harp." Shak.
– Mi*rac"u*lous*ly, adv.
– Mi*rac"u*lous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SEARCHINGLY
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
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