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.
PERENNIALLY
perennially
(adverb) in a perennial manner; repeatedly; “We want to know what is perennially new about the world”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
perennially (comparative more perennially, superlative most perennially)
year after year (literally: each year)
constantly; with frequent recurrence
Source: Wiktionary
Per*en"ni*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In a perennial manner.
PERENNIAL
Per*en"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. perennis that lasts the whole year through; per through + annus year. See Per-, and Annual.]
1. ing or continuing through the year; as, perennial fountains.
2. Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; unceasing; never failing. The perennial existence of bodies corporate. Burke.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Continuing more than two years; as, a perennial steam, or root, or plant.
Syn.
– Perpetual; unceasing; never failing; enduring; continual; permanent; uninterrupted.
Per*en"ni*al, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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