In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ACADEMIST
Etymology
Noun
academist (plural academists)
An academic philosopher. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
An academician. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
an academic.
Anagrams
• Steadicam, acetamids, camisated
Source: Wiktionary
A*cad"e*mist, n. Etym: [F. academiste.]
1. An Academic philosopher.
2. An academician. [Obs.] Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ALIENATED
(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
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