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.
SAVORILY
Etymology
Adverb
savorily (comparative more savorily, superlative most savorily)
(American spelling) Alternative form of savourily
Source: Wiktionary
Sa"vor*i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a savory manner.
SAVORY
Sa"vor*y, a. Etym: [From Savor.]
Definition: Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. [Written also savoury.] The chewing flocks Had ta'en their supper on the savory herb. Milton.
Sa"vo*ry, n. Etym: [F. savorée; cf. It. santoreggia, satureja, L. satureia,] (Bot.)
Definition: An aromatic labiate plant (Satireia hortensis), much used in cooking; -- also called summer savory. [Written also savoury.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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