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.
BEHELD
BEHOLD
behold, lay eyes on
(verb) see with attention; “behold Christ!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
beheld
simple past tense and past participle of behold
Source: Wiktionary
Be*held",
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Behold.
BEHOLD
Be*hold", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld ( (p. p. formerly Beholden (, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. Beholding.] Etym: [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See Hold.]
Definition: To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes. When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Num. xxi. 9. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John. i. 29.
Syn.
– To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.
Be*hold", v. i.
Definition: To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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