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.
ARCHAISTIC
archaistic
(adjective) imitative of an archaic style or manner; “archaistic writing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
archaistic (comparative more archaistic, superlative most archaistic)
Pertaining to an archaist; deliberately archaic, old-fashioned in an affected way.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`cha*is"tic, a.
Definition: Like, or imitative of, anything archaic; pertaining to an archaism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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