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.
CLIQUISM
Etymology
Noun
cliquism (usually uncountable, plural cliquisms)
The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
Synonyms
• cliquishness
Source: Wiktionary
Cli"quism, n.
Definition: The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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