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.
WONDERFUL
fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
(adjective) extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers; “a fantastic trip to the Orient”; “the film was fantastic!”; “a howling success”; “a marvelous collection of rare books”; “had a rattling conversation about politics”; “a tremendous achievement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wonderful (comparative wonderfuller or wonderfuler or more wonderful, superlative wonderfulest or most wonderful)
Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.
Synonyms
• (excellent, extremely impressive): great, amazing, astonishing, incredible, marvelous, fantastic, frabjous, mint
• See also wonderful
• See also excellent
Antonyms
• (excellent, extremely impressive): terrible, horrible
Adverb
wonderful (not comparable)
(dialect) Exceedingly, to a great extent.
Anagrams
• underflow, wondreful
Source: Wiktionary
Won"der*ful, a.
Definition: Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing.
Syn.
– Marvelous; amazing. See Marvelous.
– Won"der*ful*ly, adv.
– Won"der*ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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