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.
ANOINTMENT
anointing, anointment
(noun) the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anointment (countable and uncountable, plural anointments)
The act of anointing with oil or other liquids.
Source: Wiktionary
A*noint"ment, n.
Definition: The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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