Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SIMONIAC
Etymology
Noun
simoniac (plural simoniacs)
One who carries on or is guilty of simony.
Adjective
simoniac (not comparable)
Practising simony
Synonyms
• simoniacal
• simonial (obsolete)
Source: Wiktionary
Si*mo"ni*ac, n. Etym: [LL. simoniacus. See Simony.]
Definition: One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church. Ayliffe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INSIGNIFICANTLY
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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