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.
RECREATIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
recreatively (comparative more recreatively, superlative most recreatively)
In a recreative manner; so as to amuse or divert.
Source: Wiktionary
RECREATIVE
Re`-cre*a"tive (-`tv), a.
Definition: Creating anew; as, re-creative power.
Rec"re*a`tive (rk"r*`tv), a. Etym: [Cf. F. récr. See Recreate.]
Definition: Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting. Let the music of them be recreative. Bacon. --- Rec"re*a`tive*ly, adv.
– Rec"re*a`tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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