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.
CATADICROTISM
Cat`a*di"cro*tism, n. [Cata-+ dicrotism.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Quality or state of being catacrotic. -- Cat`a*di*crot"ic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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