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.
ABSURDNESS
absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness
(noun) a message whose content is at variance with reason
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
absurdness (countable and uncountable, plural absurdnesses)
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*surd"ness, n.
Definition: Absurdity. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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