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.
ATHEISMS
Noun
atheisms
plural of atheism
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Source: Wiktionary
ATHEISM
A"the*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. athéisme. See Atheist.]
1. The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being. Atheism is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken tenderness. R. Hall. Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded. Shipley.
2. Godlessness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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