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.
CIRRIFORM
Etymology
Adjective
cirriform (comparative more cirriform, superlative most cirriform)
(biology, zoology) Formed like a cirrus or tendril.
Source: Wiktionary
Cir"ri*form, a. Etym: [Cirrus + -form.] (Biol.)
Definition: Formed like a cirrus or tendril; -- said of appendages of both animals and plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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