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.
MUNDANELY
mundanely
(adverb) in a mundane manner; “the young man spoke so mundanely of university life”
mundanely, terrestrially
(adverb) in a worldly manner; “terrestrially changeable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
mundanely (comparative more mundanely, superlative most mundanely)
in a mundane manner
in a worldly manner
Source: Wiktionary
MUNDANE
Mun"dane, a. Etym: [L. mundanus, fr. mundus the world, an implement, toilet adornments, or dress; cf. mundus, a., clean, neat, Skr. mansds to adorn, dress, mansdsa adornment. Cf. Monde, Mound in heraldry.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the world; worldly; earthly; terrestrial; as, the mundane sphere.
– Mun"dane*ly, adv. The defilement of mundane passions. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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