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.
NUMEROUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
numerously (comparative more numerously, superlative most numerously)
In a numerous manner; in great numbers.
Synonyms
• manifoldly
Source: Wiktionary
NUMEROUS
Nu"mer*ous, a. Etym: [L. numerosus. See Number.]
1. Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a numerous army. Such and so numerous was their chivalry. Milton.
2. Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical. [Obs.] Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips, in prose or numerous verse. Milton.
– Nu"mer*ous*ly, adv.
– Nu"mer*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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