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.
amort
(adjective) utterly cast down
Source: WordNet® 3.1
amort
(archaic, literary) As if dead; depressed
Synonyms: lifeless, spiritless, dejected
• Morta, morat, torma
Source: Wiktionary
A*mort", a. Etym: [Pref. a- + F. mort death, dead; all amort is for alamort.]
Definition: As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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.