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.
PIETISTICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
pietistically (comparative more pietistically, superlative most pietistically)
In a pietistic or pietistical manner.
Source: Wiktionary
PIETISTIC
Pi`e*tis"tic, Pi`e*tis"tic*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt, affectedly or demonstratively religious. Addison.
PIETISTICAL
Pi`e*tis"tic, Pi`e*tis"tic*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt, affectedly or demonstratively religious. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONVULSIVE
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