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.
CIBORIA
Noun
ciboria
plural of ciborium
Source: Wiktionary
CIBORIUM
Ci*bo"ri*um, n.: pl. Ciboria. Etym: [LL., fr. L. ciborium a cup, fr. Gr.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar.
2. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: The coffer or case in which the host is kept; the pyx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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