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.
COMMONWEAL
Etymology
Noun
commonweal (plural commonweals)
(obsolete or archaic) The common good; public wellbeing or prosperity
The body politic; republic
Source: Wiktionary
Com"mon*weal", n. [Common + weal.]
Definition: Commonwealth. Such a prince, So kind a father of the commonweal. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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