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.
ORACULOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
oraculously (comparative more oraculously, superlative most oraculously)
(obsolete) In an oraculous manner; like an oracle.
Source: Wiktionary
ORACULOUS
O*rac"u*lous, a.
Definition: Oracular; of the nature of an oracle. [R.] "Equivocations, or oraculous speeches." Bacon. "The oraculous seer." Pope.
– O*rac"u*lous*ly, adv.
– O*rac"u*lous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIGATE
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