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.
SCHISMATICALLY
schismatically
(adverb) in a manner that is schismatic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
schismatically (comparative more schismatically, superlative most schismatically)
In a schismatic way.
Source: Wiktionary
SCHISMATIC
Schis*mat"ic (sîz*mât"îk; so nearly all orthoëpists), a. Etym: [L. schismaticus, Gr. schismatique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking of the nature of schism; tending to schism; as, schismatic opinions or proposals.
Schis*mat"ic, n.
Definition: One who creates or takes part in schism; one who separates from an established church or religious communion on account of a difference of opinion. "They were popularly classed together as canting schismatics." Macaulay.
Syn.
– Heretic; partisan. See Heretic.
SCHISMATICAL
Schis*mat"ic*al, a.
Definition: Same as Schismatic.
– Schismat"ic*al*ly, adv.
– Schis*mat"ic*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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