Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
UTTERMOST
farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost
(adjective) (comparatives of âfarâ) most remote in space or time or order; âhad traveled to the farthest frontierâ; âdonât go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) treeâ; âexplored the furthest reaches of spaceâ; âthe utmost tip of the peninsulaâ
extreme, utmost, uttermost
(adjective) of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; âextreme coldâ; âextreme cautionâ; âextreme pleasureâ; âutmost contemptâ; âto the utmost degreeâ; âin the uttermost distressâ
utmost, uttermost, maximum, level best
(noun) the greatest possible degree; âhe tried his utmostâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
uttermost (not comparable)
Outermost.
Extreme; utmost; of the farthest, greatest, or highest degree.
Noun
uttermost (usually uncountable, plural uttermosts)
The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent.
Source: Wiktionary
Ut"ter*most, a. Etym: [From Utter, a.; cf. Utmost, and Outermost.]
Definition: Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest degree; as, the uttermost extent or end. "In this uttermost distress." Milton.
Ut"ter*most`, n.
Definition: The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent. Tennyson. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him. Heb. vii. 25. He cannot have sufficient honor done unto him; but the uttermost we can do, we must. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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