In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ABERRANCE
aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance
(noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aberrance (countable and uncountable, plural aberrances)
State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*er"rance, Ab*er"ran*cy, n.
Definition: State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc. Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve from a circular form.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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