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.
ANTHRACOSIS
anthracosis, black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung
(noun) lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anthracosis (uncountable)
(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
Source: Wiktionary
An`thra*co"sis, n. [NL. See Anthrax.] (Med.)
Definition: A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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