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.
YONDER
yonder, yon
(adjective) distant but within sight (âyonâ is dialectal); âyonder valleyâ; âthe hills yonderâ; âwhat is yon place?â
yonder, yon
(adverb) at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (âyonâ is archaic and dialectal); âthe house yonderâ; âscattered here and yonâ- Calder Willingham
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
yonder (not comparable)
(archaic or dialect) At or in a distant but indicated place.
(archaic or dialect) synonym of thither: to a distant but indicated place.
Synonyms
• (all senses): there, over there, away there
Adjective
yonder (comparative more yonder, superlative most yonder)
(archaic or dialect, with "the") The farther, the more distant of two choices.
Synonyms
• see farther
Determiner
yonder
(archaic or dialect, as an adjective) Who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
(archaic or dialect, as a pronoun) One who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
Synonyms
• (distant but within sight): yon
Noun
yonder (plural yonders)
(literary) The vast distance, particularly the sky or trackless forest.
Anagrams
• Dorney, Rodney, droney
Source: Wiktionary
Yon"der, adv. Etym: [OE. yonder, ýonder; cf. OD. ginder, Goth. jaindr there. Yond, adv.]
Definition: At a distance, but within view. Yonder are two apple women scolding. Arbuthnot.
Yon"der, a.
Definition: Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon. "Yon flowery arbors, yonder alleys green." Milton. "Yonder sea of light." Keble. Yonder men are too many for an embassage. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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