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.
ONWARD
ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader
(adverb) in a forward direction; “go ahead”; “the train moved ahead slowly”; “the boat lurched ahead”; “moved onward into the forest”; “they went slowly forward in the mud”
forth, forward, onward
(adverb) forward in time or order or degree; “from that time forth”; “from the sixth century onward”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
onward (comparative more onward, superlative most onward)
(not comparable) Moving forward.
Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
Adverb
onward (not comparable)
In a forward direction.
Synonyms
• onwards
Verb
onward (third-person singular simple present onwards, present participle onwarding, simple past and past participle onwarded)
To keep going; to progress or persevere.
Anagrams
• Rawdon, Rowand, arownd, draw on
Source: Wiktionary
On"ward, a.
1. Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc.
2. Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end. Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labor. Sir P. Sidney.
On"ward, adv.
Definition: Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward. Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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