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.
PROSPEROUSLY
prosperously
(adverb) in the manner of prosperous people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
prosperously (comparative more prosperously, superlative most prosperously)
In a prosperous manner; so as to prosper.
Source: Wiktionary
PROSPEROUS
Pros"per*ous, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See Despair.]
1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.
A happy passage and a prosperous wind. Denham.
2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation.
By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or adverse. Milton.
Syn. -- Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable; auspicious; lucky. See Fortunate.
– Pros"per*ous*ly, adv. --Pros"per*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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