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.
SIGNIFICATIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
significatively (comparative more significatively, superlative most significatively)
In a significative manner.
Source: Wiktionary
SIGNIFICATIVE
Sig*nif"i*ca*tive, a. Etym: [L. significativus: cf. F. significatif.]
1. Betokening or representing by an external sign. The holy symbols or signs are not barely significative. Brerewood.
2. Having signification or meaning; expressive of a meaning or purpose; significant. Neither in the degrees of kindred they were destitute of significative words. Camden.
– Sig*nif"i*ca*tive*ly, adv.
– Sig*nif"i*ca*tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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