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.
THEOCRATICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
theocratically (comparative more theocratically, superlative most theocratically)
in the manner of a theocrat
Source: Wiktionary
THEOCRATIC
The`o*crat"ic, The`o*crat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. théocratique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a theocracy; administred by the immediate direction of God; as, the theocratical state of the Israelites.
THEOCRATICAL
The`o*crat"ic, The`o*crat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. théocratique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a theocracy; administred by the immediate direction of God; as, the theocratical state of the Israelites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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