Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
MONASTICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
monastically (comparative more monastically, superlative most monastically)
In a monastic manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*nas"tic*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In a monastic manner.
MONASTIC
Mo*nas"tic, n.
Definition: A monk.
Mo*nas"tic, Mo*nas"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. monastique. See Monastery.]
1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules.
2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. "A life monastic." Denham.
MONASTICAL
Mo*nas"tic, Mo*nas"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. monastique. See Monastery.]
1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules.
2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. "A life monastic." Denham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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