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.
AWARENESS
awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness
(noun) having knowledge of; “he had no awareness of his mistakes”; “his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced”; “their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive”
awareness, sentience
(noun) state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; “the crash intruded on his awareness”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
awareness (usually uncountable, plural awarenesses)
The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
The state or quality of being aware of something
Synonyms
• (state of consciousness): consciousness, wakefulness
• (state of being aware of something): knowledge, consciousness
Source: Wiktionary
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ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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