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.
BACKSLIDDEN
BACKSLIDE
lapse, backslide
(verb) drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
backslidden
past participle of backslide
Source: Wiktionary
BACKSLIDE
Back`slide", v. i. [imp. Backslid; p.p. Backslidden, Backslid; p. pr. & vb. n. Backsliding. ] Etym: [Back , adv.+ slide.]
Definition: To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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