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.
BEMAD
Etymology
Verb
bemad (third-person singular simple present bemads, present participle bemadding, simple past and past participle bemadded)
(transitive, obsolete) To make mad.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*mad", v. t.
Definition: To make mad. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRADUAL
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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